Episode
Iron Chef: Kobe vs. Takatsugu Sasaoka (Maitake Battle)
Overview
The challenger likes to follow one of the philosophies of Rosanjin: 'never kill the natural flavor of the ingredient.' He is known as the Prince of Japanese cuisine. He is extremely picky about the ingredients he uses. The theme ingredient costs about $150/kg ($68/lb). This is a battle between the Prince of Japanese cuisine and the Prince of Pasta.
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 44
- Air date
- 1998-11-20
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Kobe vs. Takatsugu Sasaoka (Maitake Battle) is Episode 44 in Season 6 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1998-11-20. The runtime is 30 min.
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