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14643669 No.14643669 [Reply] [Original]

Who was your favorite ck? For me, it's always been Sakai.

>> No.14643763

>>14643669
Couldn't say who was my favorite. What I could say is that I started staying up as a lad just to watch this show.

>> No.14643772

The original Iron Chef is better because in Japan they're masters of heckin umami mouthfeel

>> No.14643778

I liked Chen Kenichi and Hiroyuki Sakai the best, they had fun and humble personalities.

The "Japan" chefs always kind of seemed dickish is their own unique way.

>> No.14643799
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>>14643778
Agree 100%. The Japanese chefs were always way too serious. I also like Sakai because he kinda looks like Beat Takeshi in a funny mustache disguise.

>> No.14643818

>>14643669
I've not watched a lot, but I liked Sakai and Kenichi. I liked how this show gave a more detailed background of the challenger compared to the American version. Also the chairman character is more integrated in the narrative. In the American vers, after Mark reveals the ingredients, he doesn't serve a purpose.

>> No.14643834

>>14643818
The American version is garbage compared to the original.

>> No.14643849

>>14643834
The American judges gave more detailed analysis during judging. I prefer Alton Brown giving the play-by-play over the Japanese judges and the two commentators. Too much back and forth.

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>>14643763
I was just watching a deenz battle here:
https://reboot.tube/s/ironchef

Pretty cozy.

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>>14643669

>> No.14644309

>>14643669
holy shit. the power rangers aged quite a bit

>> No.14644313

>>14643669
the presenter when he bites into a raw capsicum. absolute mad man.

>> No.14644376

>>14643669
Morimoto triggering Japanese food purists by putting coca cola in natto will always be my favorite part of the series

>> No.14644405

>>14644313
Warms my heart every time... he just looks so damn pleased with himself - fantastic.

>> No.14644412

>>14643669
sakai seems the best overall, but I like how chen seems to consistently be the underdog and is always given unfathomable bullshit ingredients
>>14644376
The japanese chefs are also kino, especially the silver guy for his insane hybrid creations

>> No.14644432

>>14643669
I like the little cutie on the right

>> No.14645336

I wish it was still going. Modern cooking shows seem totally classless in comparison.

>> No.14645509

>>14645336
>smug retards lording over talentless, temperamental goblins
>zero effort put forth into creating an awesome, almost mysterious atmosphere
>every competitor focused on themselves and their shitty life story instead of the ingredients and methods they utilize
>no sportsmanship whatsoever
>judges are pretentious twats who are too full of themselves to spare room for ingesting any food
>every aspect of the show feels cheap and meaningless
Because they absolutely are.

>> No.14645525

Sakai's food was almost always the prettiest, but he often took a "poor me" stance on non-French ingredients. I'll have to go with Kenichi because I felt like we saw the most growth out of him across the series.

>> No.14646231
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>>14643669
For me it's Chef Chen

>> No.14646419

>>14643763
They have them all on youtube, comfy stuff

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>>14643669
>>14643778
>>14643799
>>14643818
>>14645525
My Niggas!

>> No.14646923

>>14643778

Chen and Sakai were definitely the best.

>> No.14646929

I cannot tell you how much I miss the OG Iron Chef.

>> No.14646969

Chen's raw skills were god tier, I still remember that.

This show makes me cry now. I grew up watching it with my bedridden grandmother who was slowly dying of cancer.

>> No.14647132

>>14646969
Sorry to hear that, anon. I hope that one day you'll be able to rewatch with a smile.

>> No.14647154

>>14646419
All of them? I feel like some are lacking. There use to be a website where you could access a ton of episodes, but I get an error when I check it now. I've got 200+ episodes (nearly all of them dubbed, some of them subbed) saved to a hard drive and I feel like I'd be hard pressed to find that many on YouTube or elsewhere.

>> No.14647300

>>14647154
I just saw like 400+ episodes in a yt list last night:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9U6ws7o3ik6ZW9k8d2IcbZnWrNFzIn0V

>> No.14648129

>>14643669
All of them, really. They all had different personalities. I felt so bad for Kobe cuz he never got enough air time since being the youngest. I wanted Sakai to be my uncle when I was a kid, he seems so genuinely nice. Morimoto will always be my least favorite because he was always so serious and never smiled. Michiba was an old fart and a hard-ass but in a good way.

>> No.14648163

>>14647300
They REALLY need this on DVD or something in better quality. I'd pay for every episode.

>> No.14648311

>>14643669
Sakai is #1 for swag
Michiba for being low key destroyer
Chen for being a cool guy.

>> No.14648381

>>14648163
Same.

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>>14643669
Im with you, OP.

>> No.14648465

>>14645509
If memory serves me right, you are a gayfag.

>> No.14648476

>>14643669
You mean the Foie Gras show? The old blue jacketed cunt who always did benito broth. Hate that shit, fishy ass soup.

>> No.14648825

>>14643669
well it was tv so presentation was the most important factor. gotta give it to pear man.

>> No.14649180

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUxI09AS8MI

I miss it Brehs.....

>> No.14649195

>>14648129
Sakai was absolutely the nicest. Just caught this one yesterday where he revisits his hometown... totally with you on the uncle vibe. Guy is insanely based.

https://youtu.be/YEjhu-uLpt4

>> No.14649369

I have a hard time watching the episodes with theme ingredients that are beyond my Albertan palate. Anybody else like this? Some of the shit Japs eat are wild.

>> No.14649373

>>14643669
Morimoto, but I was biased because I first started watching Iron Chef as a kid during the Ohta Faction marathon and I was super impressed.

I've since really taken an appreciation to Sekai and Chen, but Morimoto is still tops for me.

>> No.14649391

>>14647300
Dope, thank you for this!

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>>14649195

thanks anon, that was a really nice way to end my night. one of my favorite shows of all time, one of the best eps.