Iron Chef - Season 6
Season 6
Network
DatesJul 24, 1997 - Oct 23, 1998
Episodes
Season 6Episode 160 min
Chen vs Inoue Akihiko (Aramaki Salmon)
Jan 9, 1998
Season 6Episode 260 min
Kobe vs Fukazu Yasuhiro (Deer)
Jan 16, 1998
Season 6Episode 360 min
Sakai vs Matsumoto Yoshimasa (Pine Needle Crab)
Jan 23, 1998
Season 6Episode 460 min
Chen vs Tou Choki (Black Tiger)
Jan 30, 1998
Season 6Episode 560 min
Sakai vs Sato Fumiaki (Radish)
Feb 6, 1998
Season 6Episode 660 min
Nakamura Retirement Special
Nakamura's final fight is with Hattori Yukio in Battle Tuna.
Feb 13, 1998
Season 6Episode 760 min
Nakamura's Retirement Special (Tuna) Part II
Nakamura's final fight is with Hattori Yukio in Battle Tuna.
Feb 20, 1998
Season 6Episode 860 min
Morimoto vs Yukio Hirayama (Red Snapper)
Morimoto’s debut as an Iron Chef brings a difficult challenger—Yukio Hirayama.
Feb 27, 1998
Season 6Episode 960 min
Sakai vs Motohito Kondo (Girls' Festival)
Mar 6, 1998
Season 6Episode 1060 min
Kobe vs. Mario Frittoli (Broccoli)
Pinchiorri, the perfectionist, was a female chef in the 70's who combined French and Italian cooking techniques. Iron Chef Kobe was her apprentice. Angelo Paracucchi was also working to revolutionize Italian cooking. His star pupil, Mario Frittoli, is a master chef and today's challenger.
These 2 students of Italian masters will face off in battle broccoli.
Mar 13, 1998
Season 6Episode 1160 min
Morimoto vs Masayoshi Kimura (Rice)
The challenger is a master at using oils in his Chinese cooking. This is Morimoto's second battle. Can the secrets of Chinese cuisine beat the innovations of Iron Chef Japanese?
Apr 4, 1998
Season 6Episode 1260 min
Sakai vs Tomoji Ichikawa (Guinea Fowl)
Tomoji Ichikawa is a French superchef in Japan. He has traveled and trained extensively in France under Pierre Troisgros. Iron Chef French will have his hands full in this battle, specially designed around Wedgewood china.
Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Fmr House Member), Kuniko Asagi (Actress), Masumi Okada (Actor), Kazuko Hosoki
Apr 10, 1998
Season 6Episode 1360 min
Chen vs Mitsuro Harada (Spanish Mackerel)
The challenger is a Master Chef hailing from Kyoto. He, like most Iron Chefs, combines traditional knowledge with cutting edge technique and flavors to create exquisite dishes. He has the support of former Iron Chef Michiba and Dr. Yatori. Can the Iron Chef win this battle?
Apr 17, 1998
Season 6Episode 1460 min
Chen vs Takashi Shimamura (Pen Shell)
The challenger is a seafood expert: he chooses and cooks gifts from the sea masterfully He has apprenticed in the top kitchens of Japan. Which competitor will find the soul of the sea?
Apr 24, 1998
Season 6Episode 1560 min
Morimoto vs. Tetsuo Hagiwara (Bamboo Shoots)
The challenger is a stubborn chef descended from a long line of Tokyo dwellers. Restaurants run in his family. Iron Chef Japanese will have his hand's full facing such a strong tradition. It's traditional Japanese versus neo-Japanese cooking.
May 1, 1998
Season 6Episode 1660 min
Kobe vs. Yosei Watanabe (Mango)
The challenger is one of the few Mexican food specialists in Tokyo. He opened the first restaurant dedicated to Latin cuisine. He specializes in authentic Mexican food, rather than American versions of Latin cuisine. This is a Latin duel in Kitchen Stadium
May 8, 1998
Season 6Episode 1760 min
Morimoto vs. Yasuhiko Habuchi (Asparagus)
Andre Pachon is the leader of the French Chef community in Japan. Several of his apprentices have already appeared, but this time Pachon sends his number one man.
May 15, 1998
Season 6Episode 1860 min
Chen vs Liang Shuqing (Pork Belly)
The younger sibling of the Liang brothers, rulers of Cantonese cuisine in Japan, faces Iron Chef Chinese.
May 22, 1998
Season 6Episode 1960 min
Chen vs Liang Shuqing (Konnyaku) Overtime
Battle Arum Root.
May 29, 1998
Season 6Episode 2060 min
Sakai vs Kumiko Kobayashi (Mishima Beef)
The challenger is a woman who knows what she likes. As an elite culinary critic, she also trained at Cordon Bleu and at Taillevent, an elite French restaurant in Paris to better understand cooking. Iron Chef will have his hands full in the Battle: French.
Jun 5, 1998
Season 6Episode 2160 min
Morimoto vs Kenichi Miyanaga (Sweetfish)
Former Iron Chef Michiba decides that Morimoto needs some helpfinding his feet in Kitchen Stadium, so he recruits his number one sous chef from his own days in Kitchen Stadium. Kenichi Miyanaga knows the Stadium well. Can the new Iron Chef prove his worth?
Jun 12, 1998
Season 6Episode 2260 min
Chen vs Kentaro (Potato)
Japan's culinary media is dominated by today's challenger, a food critic, musician, and graphic artist. The son a of a famous chef and former challenger, Kentaro is determined to make a name for himself in Kitchen Stadium.
Jun 19, 1998
Season 6Episode 2360 min
Kobe vs. Yasuhiro Sasajima (Eggplant)
Jun 26, 1998
Season 6Episode 2460 min
Morimoto vs. Takaji Yoshida (Tofu)
Morimoto fights a traditionalist chef who fills his dishes with nostalgia.
Jul 3, 1998
Season 6Episode 2560 min
Sakai vs Shuzo Shimokawa (Jinhua Pork)
Jul 10, 1998
Season 6Episode 2660 min
Chen vs. Junichi Itoh (Yogurt)
Dubbed the scientist of cooking, the challenger has studied Italian, French and Japanese techniques for over 17 years. He is even praised by culinary critic Asako Kishi.
Jul 17, 1998
Season 6Episode 2760 min
Morimoto vs Takeshi Kajimoto (Abalone)
Jul 24, 1997
Season 6Episode 2860 min
Kobe vs Miyoko Sakai (Blue Crab)
Jul 31, 1998
Season 6Episode 2960 min
Morimoto vs Hirokazu Handa (Giant Eel)
Aug 7, 1998
Season 6Episode 3060 min
Sakai vs Masanobu Watabe (Peach)
Aug 14, 1998
Season 6Episode 3160 min
Chen vs Kaoru Miyazawa (Carp)
Aug 21, 1998
Season 6Episode 3260 min
2000th Dish: French vs Chinese Part I
Part 1 of 2: Chen and Sakai gain partners, as Kaga demands a french vs Chinese showdown. The chairman also surprises everyone with 3 theme ingredients. Pork, Snapping Turtle and Banana
Aug 28, 1998
Season 6Episode 3360 min
2000th Dish: French vs Chinese Part II
Sakai vs. Chen. Each have a special partner chef assigned by Kaga in a French vs. Chinese showdown.
Sep 4, 1998
Season 6Episode 3460 min
Sakai vs Kyonori Miura (Squid)
Sakai battles the "conjurer of garlic".
Sep 11, 1998
Season 6Episode 3560 min
Chen vs Hideki Maruyama (Sardine)
Sep 18, 1998
Season 6Episode 3660 min
Morimoto vs. Shuichi Fujii (Juvenile Salmon)
Led by Tadamichi Ohta, the chef who defeated Sakai, the Ohta faction invades Kitchen Stadium to uphold traditional Japanese cuisine. Fuji is Ohta's first contender against Morimoto.
Sep 25, 1998
Season 6Episode 3760 min
Kobe vs. Shinya Tasaki (Tuna)
Tasaki is a world champion sommelier who always dreamed of becoming a famed chef. Chairman Kaga decides to grant him his wish.
Oct 2, 1998
Season 6Episode 3860 min
Sakai vs Ron Siegel (Lobster)
An American chef enters Kitchen Stadium for a lobster battle.
Oct 9, 1998
Season 6Episode 3960 min
Chen vs Kyoko Kagata (Veal)
The first female challenger in Kitchen Stadium, the 26 year old Kagata defeated Chen Kenichi. Years later, after studying under Chef Shimamura at the Royal Park Hotel and opening her own restaurant, she returns to fight Chen again with milk-fed veal.
Oct 16, 1998
Season 6Episode 4060 min
Morimoto vs Tatsutoshi Kumamoto (Natto)
One month ago, the Ohta faction "invaded" Kitchen Stadium to fight Morimoto with traditional Japanese cuisine. Their leader, Tadamichi Ohta, now sends a second challenger.
Oct 23, 1998
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