Iron Chef - Battle Matsutake Mushroom (2 of 5)

[jacktheripped]

My dad was Air Force and we were in Japan from '64 through '68 in the Tama region. never had the mushrooms but the bamboo shoots werw excelent :) Mamasan across the street would take us kids to pick bamboo shoots on the Tama river.

[MagnificientSternin]

If you used the transcribed audio when he announces the selection it's: "Chosen at random: MATTHEW!".

Apparently human beings are on the menu according to YouTube's Closed Captioning.

[japplegren]

The unveiling of the ingrendiant is a top 5 thing in human history.

[supernuobi]

i didnt know charcoal had that kinda explosive power...

[mokshalovely]

MAAAAAATSUUUUUUUUTAAAAAKEEEE.

[neatkitten]

i love sakai :)

[ShinShoki]

i love sakai's battle he looks like a nice guy to be around with lol

[kirbyraver]

OMG!!! why wash mushrooms?! huhuhu it'll become soggy and eeww. :| haha they should just brush the dirt off dry cleaning :)

[arejaybee23]

Dude, that just grinds the dirt into it. You have to use water or you'll have dirt still on it.

[ThePieIsFalse]

ok, prices have largely changed because of increases in growers outside japan, primarily in canada as well as quality control.

[dirtyniggeronpcp]

lol, Sakai always has that "WTF, this is bullshit" face when the ingredient is announced. But it never matters, he still makes great dishes.

[arejaybee23]

Lol! That's so true.

[petejt]

lol

[LordNelson87]

looks like they'd work better than hot dogs

[DazzChannel]

They taste extremely nice. Cost me alot xD

[LovelyYTRocks]

They used to be $350 a pound, now they are about $5 a pound.

Dunno what's happening, they very cheap now.

[phoenix8765]

Its obvious whats happening. People got sick and tired of getting ripped off.

[DazzChannel]

Not really. Its still a gourmet item. The reason why they are cheap now is because of people growing them outside Japan, which means there is more supply of them

[qweer999999999]

@DazzChannel I don't think anyone's been able to cultivate matsutake yet, but there is a lot of harvest from the pacific NW and BC.

[LovelyYTRocks]

I thought they were $100 for one.

But $150? Hm.

[saibhlob]

not fair at all, the pickers sell for only 2 dollars per pound last year. what are back breaking pickers like us.

[biohax]

well, they have a complex grading system that determines the wide range of price. there are some grades that dealers won't even buy.

[FreeFallin1976]

Awesome stuff, I love the original Iron Chef. Sakai #1!!!

[Nothwithstanding]

MMAATTSSUUTTAAKKEE

[Musiqking06]

MMMMAAAAAHHHHGHT - SUUUUUUUUUE - TAAAAAAAAAAAH - KAAEEE!

lol. that was funny.

[acelinflecher]

@Musiqking06 Ahh, Chairman Kaga~

We love you so~

[mlsyang]

LOL! Chairman Kaga is so funny when he introduced the mushrooms. And did you guys see Sakai's expression? OOooooHHH!!!

[mikedubya]

It should come as no surprise that matsutake mushrooms are a symbol of manhood.  My friend's mom said that she dreamed of matsutake mushrooms while she was pregnant and that's why she had a son. I was like... uh... okay.

[RyanMac2025]

Man, those are some expensive ingredients! What theme ingredient was the most expensive ever used in Iron Chef? Does anybody know?

[Snofuzz]

The 100 year old abalone.

The abalone has hairs all over the shell and Chairman Kaga was all pissed about it.

[RyanMac2025]

Lol, why was Kaga pissed about it? Was it the hair or the price of the ingredients?

[Snofuzz]

oh forgot to mentioned. It was the price.

[bergler71]

nice