{"id":1335,"date":"2013-01-18T23:48:08","date_gmt":"2013-01-19T05:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ironcheffans.info\/wordpress\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2013-01-19T11:59:04","modified_gmt":"2013-01-19T17:59:04","slug":"iron-chef-yomigaeru-cheese-kurogi-vs-nose-11813","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ironcheffans.com\/?p=1335","title":{"rendered":"Iron Chef Yomigaeru – Cheese – Kurogi vs. Nose – 1\/18\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"

We open the episode with actress Kumiko Mori<\/a> visiting the restaurant of today’s nominee.\u00a0Ore no French (My French) is part of a restaurant chain operated by the man who brought the nominee to Kitchen Stadium. (You can read more about Takahashi Sakamoto and the restaurants in\u00a0THIS ARTICLE<\/a>\u00a0and THIS ARTICLE<\/a>.)\u00a0There is a line outside before his restaurant even opens for the day with some people having been waiting for over 2 hours. Once she gets inside, there is something different about the restaurant. There are no seats and everyone stands at their table.\u00a0She is served three dishes:\u00a0Amaebi no tartar caviar wo nosete (Deep-Water Shrimp Tartare topped with Caviar), Uni to Tomato Mousse Jelly(?) (Sea Urchin and Tomato Mousse Jelly), and Roast Lobster with (some-kind-of) Wine Sauce. She assumes all are expensive, but they are actually not ($7.55, $16.66, $14.22).<\/p>\n

Who is the French chef who produces such elegant dishes? He is French chef Nose Kazuhide. Now running a location of Ore no French, he was once the chef at the famous Chez Matsuo<\/a> in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Iron Chef Yomigaeru – Episode 8 – Iron Chef Kurogi vs. Kazuhide Nose – 1\/18\/2013<\/a><\/p>\n

This episode is presented in Japanese with NO English subtitles.<\/p>\n

I thought we were going to see the 4th Iron Chef revealed during this episode. Now, the Fuji TV website<\/a> says it will be revealed on January 25th, the next episode.<\/del> See the comment from our friend Miwa in Japan about this.<\/p>\n

I am going to post things I notice as I’m watching the episode for the first time (which I am still doing. So there will be a lot of updates.). Anything below this point will contain spoilers.<\/p>\n

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Please feel free to correct any mistakes I make below.<\/p>\n

–The Iron Chef doing battle against this French chef is the struggling (1-2) Iron Chef Japanese Kurogi. The theme ingredient of cheese puts him at a distinct disadvantage. (“Really? I might run out of time. What should I do?”) The voice over announcer asks, “Are you OK?”
\n–There are four kinds of cheese on the podium: Cream Cheese, Blue Cheese, Mozzarella, Camembert.
\n–Kurogi has an Amadai<\/a> (Tile Fish)
\n–Michiba is in the announcing booth. Perhaps Iron Chef Kurogi would be well served to ask for suggestions given Michiba’s success with the theme in episode 212. (While I don’t have that episode, you can see highlights in the Legend of Michiba<\/a>.
\n–Kurogi is thinly slicing some Maguro<\/a> (tuna)
\n–Nose is slicing up some duck.
\n–In Kurogi’s food processor: Cookies, Butter, Cream Cheese
\n–Going into Nose’s shock freezer: White Wine Vinegar, Capers, Cointreau<\/a>, Persimmon
\n–Kurogi is taking the legs off a Matsuba Crab.
\n–Kurogi’s bowl: Shoyu<\/a> , Sake, Wasabi, Blue Cheese, Maguro (Tuna)
\n–(18:09) In Nose’s food processor: Hotate<\/a> (scallop), Surume Ika<\/a> (Surume Squid), Yurine<\/a> (edible lily bulbs), Eggwhite (? I couldn’t understand the name, but it looks like the kanji for “Egg” and “White” so I’ll go with that.)
\n–(19:29) Nose is adding Camembert to the mixture above
\n–(19:46) Kurogi has Fugu Shirako<\/a> (Blowfish Soft Roe) in the pot. (He will mix it with Japanese Sake and Cream Cheese @ 24:00)
\n–(20:10) I can’t tell what Kurogi is pumping the cheese into. I can’t understand what they say and the kanji are too small to try to look up. Sorry. (Turns out it was a Persimmon.)
\n–(20:45) Nose has stuffed the Jumbo Mushrooms with a mixture of: Minced Duck (Kamo Minchi), Shallot, Egg (Tamago), Bread Crumbs (Panko), Salt (Shio), Pepper (Koshio), Port. (He also uses all four cheeses at 21:40)
\n–(20:59) Kurogi maintains the tradition started by Iron Chef Chen and has a little bit of Flamola action going on. (OK, so it’s really Flambe, but Flamola sounds better.)
\n–(21:54) In the royal box for the challenger is his wife. I think she gives him some sort of massage every morning.
\n–(24:20) In Nose’s bowl: Red Onion, Fruit Tomatoes, Lemon, Chives, Caviar. He will be putting into balls of Mozzarella he hollowed out earlier.
\n–(24:52) Earlier the challenger said that everything on his menu would cost 700 yen. Once the announcers start talking about being able to get a dish with caviar for only 700 yen, he says that dish would have to be raised to 1500 yen instead.
\n–(25:16) Kurogi is mixing Camembert, gelatin, and eggs.
\n–(25:37) Sakamoto, the owner of the restaurant has OK’d the 700 yen price for the mozzarella\/caviar dish. Nice move Shachou.
\n–(26:58) Kurogi has Crab Soup, Cream Cheese, Crab Legs, Miso
\n–(28:13) She doesn’t have the patience to wait. She wants to eat it now.<\/p>\n

–Nominee Nose’s Dishes: Kaki no Guranite (Persimmon Granite with Blue Cheese Sauce), Camembert with minced Squid and Scallop, “Surprise” Mozzarella, Jumbo Mushroom 4 Cheese Pie<\/p>\n

–Iron Chef Kurugi’s Dishes: Don’t know name of first dish (Contains Tile Fish and Tuna wrapped cheese, Fugu Soft Roe), Camembert stuffed Persimmon, Matsuba Crab Cheese Zousui<\/a> (a rice gruel seasoned with miso), “Strawberries in the Snow”<\/p>\n

–After the announcement of the winner, Iron Chef Suga will show you how to make a “Katsu Sando” (Pork Cutlet Sandwich) for your bento (lunch box).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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