Episode
Iron Chef: Chen vs Okubo Takeshi (Bean Sprout Battle)
Overview
The Kihachi sends its third challenger into Kitchen Stadium. So far the Iron Chefs have been successful against these well trained chefs. Can Chen continue the winning streak against Takeshi Okubo?
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1999-05-07
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Chen vs Okubo Takeshi (Bean Sprout Battle) is Episode 18 in Season 7 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1999-05-07. The runtime is 30 min.
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