Iron Chef - King of Iron Chef Tournament 2 (5 of 5)

[SoulSavior]

1:32 Ahh, Sakai plays with his hair again! XD

[SoulSavior]

1:32 Ahh, Sakai plays with his hair again! XD

[dgreatll]

Judging from the like/dislike bar, I and everyone else agrees that my favorite Chef Sakai wins...

[TimFrith24]

Sakai beat Morimoto 5-0 because Sakai's bell pepper ratatouille is better than Morimoto's bell pepper sushi.

[bludika]

@TimFrith24 but im really curious as to how the bell pepper sushi tastes, looks really creative

[Kelloland98]

4:24-4:26 Did Kaga say sit down bitches

[thexev]

lol michiba-san you lush you.

[bluehawk]

wow i never get this too excited... i love this episode

[TheNo1Princess]

If they say ratatouille "ratatooyoo" again, I swear I'll sock someone.

[vicky22022]

what happened to morimoto's dessert?

[Kneenibble]

It's clear to me from their interactions during judgement that Michiba-san and Hosoki-san are sleeping together

[Sbrow007]

"IT'S A 5 NOTHING SWEEP AND A PERFECT 100 POINTS!"

[itschoiboi]

Anyone else notice the bell pepper tart disappeared?

[aceTL87]

after hearing the comments for sakai san i knew he was going to win :P

[swiffstep]

This was more a french ingredient. sakai had an advantage in experience and style with bell peppers. if this was a seafood ingredient i think morimoto would of won

[thexev]

@swiffstep but sakai-san has won every time a seafood ingredient has been used.

[swiffstep]

@thexev he hasn't tho, i've seen sakai-san lose an octopus battle to challenger ohta before. not the most fair ingredient for a french vs japanese battle.

i doubt octopus even exists in french cuisine

[thexev]

@swiffstep oh yeah yeah how could i forget that episode. he hated them XD

[swiffstep]

@thexev maybe it was fair, but one thing i like about sakai-son, is that hes picky with his ingredient! it was like he didnt even care about that battle.. lol yet he's been regarded the best of them all

[rubino83]

@swiffstep You'd think they have the market cornered on cooked sea monsters.

[monkfan72]

Wow, that was so close!

[jeffreysam]

the dubbing absolutely butchered the word "ratatouille," fairly irritating but oh well

[chidoriookami]

i cant imagine american actors/actresses being so..insightful of the dishes they get presented lol

in fact few actors/actresses ever appear on ICA i think haha

[someguyhunter]

2:40

the fortune teller took a crack at michiba lol.

[Gorfinhofin]

Oh man. The one guy is so melodramatic. "I FEEL the bell peppers!"

[TimFrith24]

Did Sakai beat Morimoto in the 2nd semifinal with a perfect score?

[goofballerist]

(It's not my fault if you view this comment as a spoiler, so don't read if you aren't sure.)

Now I get it, So this is where Morimoto joins Iron chef america, right? Unless I'm mistaken...

[InfernoCouchemar]

LOL @ Michiba, 1:14..."Thank you, Iron Chef!" He says it like he's drunk...but if he's had 8 glasses of wine (3:48)...

As for the outcome, it's a classic case of one being really good and the other being even better. If it were me, I would've called a tie.

Oh, and I wish we could just take a picture of the frame at 6:58...that's epic.

[FadeSC00]

perfect score, damn

[madronmachine]

I think that because of the Japanese respect for elders, I could have predicted that Sakai and Chen would win the first round. It would almost have been offensive if one of the two young chefs were made "King." I wonder who will win the final round....

[teamfat666]

I've watched these King of Iron Chef episodes several times. I know who wins the final round, whose cuisine reigns supreme. Even with the element of surprise removed after many viewings, these are still my favorite episodes.

[TimADugan]

I agree that both Chen and Sakai started their matches ahead on points in the minds of the judges, but I also I have no doubt that if Kobe or Morimoto had been able to overwhelmingly impress the judges, AND if Sakai or Chen had faltered at all in their first round matches, either of the younger chefs would have made it to the final round. I don't think the older chefs were given a free pass, but they clearly had an advantage in skill alone.

[anadryantontine]

Is it just me or is the first female judge is REALLY masculine?

[jash808]

what really hit me this episode was although michiba was a founder of this show, he still has humility to openly admit that he's learning things from his junior.

amazing people and of course, amazing chefs.

[jethrotull1008]

michiba is so chill he doesnt think he is above him.

[EnricoIV]

You knew Sakai would win before they even started.

[Pinoyyyyy]

OMG Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooo good

[bustermk2]

Chen VS Sakai ... my two favorites.

[ClubPenguinDisney]

if the battle was seafood morimoto would've won but still awesome battle.

[Andross881704]

Sakai... is something else with seafood... you sure about your opinion?

[macchonk007]

wow... that was a great battle... so hard to tell which one was going to win the battle..

[mrhcat]

it's pronounced rat-a-too-eee not rat-too-you!

[EnchantedMist94]

that was a tough battle, bell pepper.. so hard to work with in some areas, i loved it sooo much! although i wanted Morimoto-sama to win they are all great! GO CHEN-SAMA! let's beat Sakai-sama. but honestly i gotta say that all iron chefs rock!

[Bassitup1]

That was powerfully Epic!

[000Six]

Wow, best battle I've seen, insanely close. Also, it was great having Michiba there, added so much to the battle.

[DesertLynx83]

Chen vs. Sakai is a perfect matchup!

[Rawful42]

oh boy chen vs sakai its gunna be fantabular

[zple108]

Wow truly spectacular battle, really impressed - and with peppers of all things!

Only thing that put me off was pronunciation of 'ratatouille' - ratatuyu? Where is that from?

[lupinswitch99]

thats because it is a totally different recapie, Ratatouille is a more of alayerd pie with eggplant this one seems to be totally different so i would think a different name me thinks

[zple108]

I can see that this might be a logical attempt to understand - but I think they got the name wrong. A lot of stuff on the show seems to get translated to Japanese and then retranslated to English, and messed up. Check out pronouncing of 'homard' lobster and some other things too.

Besides, ratatouille comes in lots of different types, and it does have peppers in traditional variant. Plus Sakai is the French chef!! =p

[MangakaRob]

SAKAI-SAN, BANZAI!!!!

[AndyRoddick969]

i mean, from the comments of the judges, u knew Sakai had it in the bag.

[liljay652002]

has anyone ever got all 20s before?

[LovelyYTRocks]

No shit.

I knew Chen would win, I knew Sakai would win.

I mean, Chen/Sakai/Michiba were the GREATEST!

[DesertLynx83]

I agree. I think the Chen/Sakai/Michiba era was the golden age of Iron Chef.

[RockandRollAngel296]

Damn right. I love all the Iron Chefs though.

[Pinoyyyyy]

dont forget kobe lol

[zetasan]

Perfect 100 points!? That is sooooo impressive.

[jash808]

michiba praising morimoto...the dishes must have been groundbreaking.

[JPA0408]

"I feel the bell peppers... This is the Best."

[hardgayramen4ever]

sakai owns

[queeniebee237]

i think Sakai was the ONLY match for Kinichi in the final competition so I was routing for him. Go Sakai... but now for the final am back to flying my Kinichi flag

[happyhappybunni]

100 perferct points... it never happen before.. not that I remember anyways.. GOOD Job Sakai

[tripleventi]

wow sakai andchen , it will be crazy!!!

[LuckySevenSamson]

YES! Sakai takes it! Fucking awesome!

[universal80]

what an upset , saki is just a favourite.

[freshsprout]

Wow! What an upset! Terrific show, I loved all of the dishes. The tuna bell pepper sushi was brilliant though, just brilliant!

[ftbotsb]

what a duel!

[hanzip]

morimoto's food is very creative and uniquely new, but just can't beat the very strong harmony delicious taste of sakai's.

[7194kbu]

man!!...sakai food is just gorgeous!.....i love his cooking style!its a very beautyfull masterpieces!.....

[xeryph]

Sakai is the best and has always been my favorite. His dishes are supremely well done.

[DarkFireYoshi]

I think Sakai had an advantage, the theme was Bell Peppers and Morimoto's style is Japanese.

[BritainDennis]

I really do hope the resurrect this show :(

[DesertLynx83]

If they do, it'll be better than the crappy American remake on Food Network.

[type2mike]

You can tell the emotions are high because whoever wins the show is done, and for sure they must have become friends over six years, very sad. I bet they still get together for drinks from time to time since the show ended.

[mlsyang]

I think both chefs did a wonderful job. I love Sakai...he's so cool and my favorite!

[missnicy]

Thanks

[manny61686]

Sakai is the best

[oxpride85]

OMG...ratatouille is NOT pronounced ratatou-you it's pronounced ratatou-wee and mille feuille is pronounced meel figh(rhymes with high)...why cant they pronounce it correctly?!

[leprosylad]

I think you'll find that the correct pronunciation is with a long e sound in both words, i. e., meel foo-ee. They definitely do have difficulty with the translation of the "ille" syllable, though, don't they?

[athropos]

Both of you are wrong. The correct french pronounciation for both words are pretty much untranslatable in english phonetics.

[misstee101]

Phonomenon of the Japanese Tradition still lives on all over the world.

[bardsinister]

These tournaments have been amazing. Thank you for sharing them with us.

[asrosg]

oh...my...god...dat was just breathtaking...wat a battle! In my most humble opinion,i think both deserved to win...Sakai has the edge in technique...but Morimoto has unprecidented creativity & innovation...bell pepper SUSHI!?!? Incredible! Thx Archo~ :)

[WSKMA]

Love Iron Chef! Thanks!