Episode
Iron Chef: Morimoto vs Hirayama Yukio (Red Snapper Battle)
Overview
Morimoto’s debut as an Iron Chef brings a difficult challenger—Yukio Hirayama.
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1998-02-27
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Morimoto vs Hirayama Yukio (Red Snapper Battle) is Episode 8 in Season 6 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1998-02-27. The runtime is 30 min.
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