Iron Chef — Season 1, Episode 1: Ishinabe vs. Maruyama Takeshi (Salmon Battle)

About Iron Chef

Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended on September 24, 1999, although occasional specials were produced until 2002. The series aired 309 episodes. Repeats are regularly aired on the Cooking Channel in the United States and on Special Broadcasting Service in Australia. Fuji TV will air a new version of the show, titled Iron Chef, beginning in October 26, 2012.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Michiba VS Kobayakawa Yousei (Foie Gras Battle)
• E3Chen vs Indoragori Paulo (Globefish Battle)
• E4Chen vs Kudo Toshiyuki (Tofu Battle)
• E5Michiba vs Syu Tomiteru (Lobster Battle)
• E6Chen VS Tei Kazuhiko (Octopus Battle)
• E7Ishinabe vs Muto Masato (Radish Battle)
• E8Michiba vs Syu Tomitoku (Crab Battle)
• E9Ishinabe VS Oyama Eizo (Banana Battle)
• E10Ishinabe vs Jacques Borie (Chicken Battle)