This week in Iron Chef History, May 17 – May 23:
- 219 (5/20/1994) – Duck – Sakai vs. Masatoshi Kimura
- 320 (5/19/1995) – Swordfish – Chen vs. Elio Orsara (This episode did not air on Food Network. Unfortunately, we have not been able to get a copy of this episode.)
- 421 (5/17/1996) – Abalone – Sakai vs. Tamotsu Takao
- 519OA (5/23/1997) – Pitan (Thousand-Year Old Egg) – Chen vs. Masao Takagi
- 617 (5/22/1998) – Pork Belly – Chen vs. Liang Shuqing
- 719 – (5/21/1999) – Suckling Pig – Chen vs. Spano Stelvio
TWICH Notes: Sakai takes on a challenger in the duck battle that is so talented, even a former Iron Chef traveled to see him. The theme ingredient in the Abalone battle cost over $5,000. (It is also the most downloaded video in our database.) Our ICC Exclusive episode this week is the Thousand-Year Old Egg battle. The pork belly battle is the first part of one of the greatest battles ever. (Come back next week for the OT.) Finally, the suckling pig battle. Watch to see which little piggy went sizzle, sizzle, sizzle all the way home. It is also memorable for the fact that Kaga boycotts the battle because of the Iron Chefs’ poor performances.
IPod versions of 421, 617, and 719 will be up Thursday night.