This week in Iron Chef History, June 21-June 27:
- 224 (6/24/1994) – Milk – Chen vs. Masahiko Miyamoto
- 325 (6/23/1995) – Sardine – Chen vs. Yukihiro Noda
- 426 (6/21/1996) – Bacon – Sakai vs. Phillipe Baton
- 524OA (6/27/1997) – Blacktip Grouper – Chen vs. Chow Kuen Chung
- 622 (6/26/1998) – Kamo Eggplant – Kobe vs. Yasuhiro Sasajima
- 723 (6/25/1999) – Black Pork – Sakai vs. Isao Makio
TWICH Notes: The milk battle features a challenger who trained under two of the top five chefs in France. Chen’s Sardine battle comes after two straight Iron Chef losses and a trip to the hospital for Michiba. You have seen the challenger from this week’s ICC Exclusive episode many times. When? You see him in every Food Network opening. He is the chef who enters behind the Hong Kong Colonial Flag and is wearing several medals around his neck. Now you finally get to see him in the Blacktip Grouper battle. Kobe takes on a chef known as “The Innovator.” Finally, we get to see Sakai make a visit to his hometown and cook for some of his school friends.
New in the database this week: 524OA – Blacktip Grouper – Chen vs. Chow Kuen Chung