This week in Iron Chef History, June 7 – June 13:
- 222 (6/10/1994) – Sweetfish – Michba vs. Katsumi Hanato
- 323 (6/9/1995) – Lamb – Sakai vs. Kazutaka Okabe
- 424 (6/7/1996) – Salmon Roe – Sakai vs. Yoshinobu Sonobe
- 522OA (6/13/1997) – Short Pasta – Kobe vs. Masahiko Hagiwara
- 620 (6/12/1998) – Sweetfish – Morimoto vs. Kenichi Miyanaga
- 721 (6/11/1999) – Giant Lobster – Kobe vs. Makoto Osada
TWICH Notes: The sweetfish battle pits Michiba against a challenger sent by Kandagawa. Sakai’s lamb battle is against a chef from Club Mistral. The Salmon Roe battle never aired on Food Network. (Unfortunately, we have not been able to find a copy of it.) Our ICC Exclusive episode is Kobe’s debut battle. The Iron Chef Collection is the only place you can see it. Morimoto takes on a chef who was a former Michiba assistant. He knows Kitchen Stadium better than the then new Iron Chef Japanese Morimoto. Finally, Kobe gets to use giant lobsters that cost up to $400 each. Enjoy.