This week in Iron Chef history, March 22 – March 28:
- 212 (3/27/1994) – Cheese – Michiba vs. Hideaki Odakura
- 313 (3/25/1995) – Spiny Lobster – Michiba vs. Shu Chu
(First week of the Hong Kong Special) - 413 (3/22/1996) – Bell Pepper – Nakamura vs. Lin Kumbi
- 512 (3/28/1997) – Honey – Sakai vs. Hiroyuki Kitami
- 711 (3/26/1999) – Angler – Morimoto vs. Seiya Masahara
- 413 (iPod), 711 (iPod)
The Cheese battle was one of those highlighted in the Legend of Michiba special. The challenger from the Bell Pepper battle once fought Michiba to a tie then lost in the first Kitchen Stadium overtime battle. He wants a shot at the new Iron Chef Japanese. The Angler battle saw the appearance of the fourth Otah Faction challenger. Unfortunately, we are also reminded by this list of one of the Iron Chef specials that has eluded us, the Hong Kong Special from 1995.
See you next week.