This week in Iron Chef history, May 10 – May 16.
- 218 (5/13/1994) – Bonito – Sakai vs. Hiromi Funatsu
- 319 (5/12/1995) – Caviar – Sakai vs. Isao Yanigadate
- 420 (5/10/1996) – Pineapple – Chen vs. Shunji Morikawa
- 518OA (5/16/1997) – Ostrich – Nakamura vs. Gillian Hirst
- 616 (5/15/1998) – Asparagus – Morimoto vs. Yasuhiko Habuchi
- 718 (5/14/1999) – Lamb – Sakai vs. Michel Husser
TWICH Notes: The bonito battle saw the first sushi chef to do battle in Kitchen Stadium. Sakai’s caviar battle had a theme ingredient that cost $1500 a can. Chen takes on the first challenger with a specialty in Thai cuisine. The ICC Exclusives battle this week features an Australian challenger. We had seen her for years during the FN intro, but it wasn’t until late last year that we had seen her battle. The asparagus battle features one of the worst dishes ever presented on Iron Chef. And finally, Sakai takes on a 2-star French chef who trained under Joel Robuchon.