Iron Chef: whose cuisine reigns supreme?

[ruri]

Ok guys
food poll :3

Who is the best Iron Chef? And the real Iron Chefs, not from the fucking retarded American version.



Just in case you can't recall who the Iron Chefs are (shame on you), here are some pictures and retardedly short bios :3

Takeshi Kaga
aka Chairman Kaga
This guy is a total badass, and while technically an Iron Chef, he's fucking rad and deserves his spot in the poll.

He also has some fucking ugly/terrifying futurama(thanks forrest <3333)-esque fanart
and

additionally, "He has also lent his voice to Japanese anime, notably, he voiced the villainous character of Jiarudan The Collector in Pokemon the Movie - Revelation Lugia, the second Pokémon movie and also sung its theme song, "Ware Wa Collector.""
Jiraudan apparently:

fucking badass.

Chen Kenichi
aka Iron Chef Chinese

The longest running Iron Chef, he was there from October 17, 1993 - September 24, 1999 and as such, he fought 92 battles (the most), which is hella impressive.

Yukata Ishanabe
aka Iron Chef French (I)

October 10, 1993 - December 19, 1993
he has the highest winning ratio out of any Iron Chef because he only fought in 8 battles, winning seven. he didn't enjoy the competitive nature of the Iron Chef show (for some reason it was really stressful), so he quit, which was a good thing, because his successor is -amazing-

Hiroyuki Sakai
aka Iron Chef French (II)

He's awesome and because I relate everyone to characters, he's the Swedish chef from the muppets :3

Anyway, to sound completely biased, sakai is the best iron chef-- no question.
February 27, 1994 - September 24, 1999
"Delacroix of French cuisine"
Apart from the above chef, Sakai has the best winning percentage. 70 wins, 15 losses, 1 tie.
Here's another sweet picture of him (over image limit so just the link :<):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...yuki_sakai.jpg

Masahiko Kobe
aka Iron Chef Italian

He's a pretty cool guy that popped up every now and then.
How interesting: "Kobe, known as the "Prince of Pasta", is also the only Iron Chef to have lost his opening battle - ironically with pasta as its theme. Because of his clock mismanagement during the battle, in subsequent battles he ran to the theme ingredient stand in the opening seconds (compared to his opponents who simply walked) in order for him to gain precious seconds that could be used for cooking."
15 wins, 7 losses, and 1 tie.

Rokusaburo Michiba
aka Iron Chef Japanese (I)

Originally, this guy didn't want to wear a blue ensemble, but he was flattered into wearing it :3
October 17, 1993 - January 3, 1996
He is credited for introducing mayonnaise into Japanese cuisine, even though mayo is fucking gross.
32 wins, 5 losses, 1 tie.
Due to an illness that caused him to grow tired, Michiba retired but on the basis that he could pick his successor (for two months the show was only sakai and chen kenichi).

Koumei Nakamura
aka Iron Chef Japanese (II)

I don't remember this guy at all, which is odd because he fought more battles than Kobe or Morimoto (though I think those two were more celebrated-- kobe with his violin enterance and morimoto with his bobby flay excursion).
24 wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie.
March 1, 1996 - February 20, 1998
more facts: "During his tenure as an Iron Chef, Nakamura was always compared to Michiba, who was regarded as the top Iron Chef during his tenure. It was said that Nakamura was even ostracized by his family whenever he lost, which was why Nakamura had acquired a pet Shiba dog named "Chef" one year into his tenure."

Masaharu Morimoto
aka Iron Chef Japanese (III)

I think everyone remembers morimoto, which is ironic because he's not really that cool. I will say that he is the most suave of the Iron Chefs.
how weird: "In his professional life, to distinguish himself from his on-screen persona, Morimoto wears (purely aesthetic) glasses."
February 27, 1998 - September 24, 1999
16 wins, 7 losses, and 1 tie.



Ok guys D
vote on the poll D


bad cosplay



and oh
this woman is a bitch

Kazuko Hosoki, the Japanese fortune teller who appeared as a judge all the time, was a complete whore and easily my favourite judge. she was a complete asshole
she is also the holder of the World Record for Most Best-selling Books (81 books).
anyway, there is hilarious fan art of her (but I'm over my image limit, so generic links :<):



http://www.daidogei-kyokai.com/nigaoe/hosoki-kazuko.jpg
this is slightly nsfw :< so I'll link it I guess http://image.space.rakuten.co.jp/lg0...4cd85qpz3.jpeg

[Farfegnugen]

Kaga has been my hero for quite some time so it's no question.

[Eskaine]

Masaharu Morimoto owns everyone he is the only one who batlled Bobby Flay in Japan and In the U.S. he wins most of the time and i watched one day iron chef america and there was a puertorican chef i think battling Mario batali
P.S. what's the name of the chef that got translated to the U.S. version?

[phorrest]

Originally Posted by ruri

He also has some fucking ugly/terrifying simpson-esque fanart

That's not Simpsons, that's Futurama. There was an Iron Chef parody in one episode.

I heard somewhere that the guy who hosts Iron Chef America is Kaga's nephew. But that statement may be completely false.

[ruri]

Originally Posted by phorrest

That's not Simpsons, that's Futurama. There was an Iron Chef parody in one episode.

whatever whatever

I remember that episode now too :/ damnit

"Domo arigato Mr Roboto" and the secret ingrediant was water mixed with LSD, right?

[phorrest]

Originally Posted by ruri

whatever whatever

I remember that episode now too :/ damnit

"Domo arigato Mr Roboto" and the secret ingrediant was water mixed with LSD, right?

That was the essence of flavor that Bender used. I don't remember what the secret ingredient was though.

[ruri]

whateva whateva~

[Amp Divorax]

Morimoto for the win!

[Eight]

Rachel Ray should be tossed into the fray here.

I mean, come on. That woman could make anything in 30 minutes or less!

/sarcasm

Anyways, Kaga for WIN!

[Random]

Iron Chef Tripod is pretty sexy.

[Eight]

Originally Posted by Random

Iron Chef Tripod is pretty sexy.

I'm a big fan of the Tripods.

They make Jenna Jameson look like the fat girl in Date Movie.

[TheHakku]

Kaga is the greatest.

[MagixMan]

Hehe, def. Kaga

[Starmony]

Was sakai the one with the most wins? or was it someone else?

[Ledline]

Im in a bind here; I always liked morimoto because his food seemed so inventive. But I also like Hiroyuki Sakai because he seemed the most prepared out of any of the ingredients, plus he was the best of the Iron Chefs (were he beat that French chef, I forgot his name).