Iron Chef - Battle Truffle (2 of 5)

[bchimself]

Iron Chef Japan: The chefs walk up to the secret ingredient and calmly take them out.

Iron Chef America: The chefs race to the secret ingredient and knock it all over the floor.

[slackerchik]

Do not hate on old people they have class...if you write your menu in calligraphy first...you just have major class. And I respect that!

[CynicalGenius]

You gotta give it to Hattori... He aimed for the fences.

Nothing wrong going down in a blaze of glory.

[pkdavis1495]

Thanks a heap for the awesome uploads my friend.

[jiyefuuu]

at first i thought he threw the apple at michiba

[cjetelomar2010]

michiba's staredown at hattori was a little intense. even though no words said, michiba's stare at hattori was like, "you're gonna get raped for choosing me, hattori..."

[flickeries]

What do truffles taste like?

I can only best describe it like this, think of the best red wine you have had, remove 90% of the sweetness, all the alchohol, all of the fruitiness. + A few seeds of vanilla + A few large top quality portobello mushrooms squeezed into the concentrated size of a golfball + one pure egg yolk.

Very woody yet with only a speckle of bitterness but the good kind of bitter, without astringency. Very aromatic, pungent -that's why it is not eaten whole. Earthy, warm.

[thestormofwar]

Michiba @ 0:53 lol "You gonna get raped" look. He is such a bad ass.

[Jayson619]

If I were the commentator I'll say "HE'S SIGNED HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE! IF I HAVE MY WAY I'D CALL THE AMBULANCE NOW" DR. HATTORI AGAINST MICHIBA?! I CAN WATCH THIS!!"

[hb013]

i wonder if the iron chefs ever break out in giggles and have to refilm...they always remain so serious!

[chidoriookami]

in reality, hattori-san prolly could have forced himself to be an iron chef since he was the president of the college that funds the show xD ...but hey.

[eugene680]

Iron Chefs: Japanese, Italian, French & Chinese.

What would Hattori be called if he had won?

[chidoriookami]

@eugene680 hmm good question maybe he'd be...some kind of, special class xD ...like Iron Chef ...Mystery! haha

but like didn't he say he wanted to take over as iron chef japanese? ...oh no,wait that was some other dude xD

but since doc is pretty knowledgeable on diff cuisines, he could prolly be Iron Chef Mystery....so that the challenger wont know if it'd be to his advantage or not...like...a gamble. xDThat if he won...he could like, earn a right to fight a battle with a ingred. of his choice

[japplegren]

@eugene680

Iron Chef Global? lol, good question

[eugene680]

Judging by he's the president of Hattori Nutrition College, maybe Iron Chef Nutrition. But that would sound kinda silly.

[GothChilde6969]

@eugene680 That's easy! He would be Doctor Iron Chef! ¡DUH!

[chidoriookami]

aw i wanted to see hattori-san at least become an honorary iron chef xD

[slavetothecause]

lulz, at 0:54, Michiba's probably thinking, "Foolish commentator, I'm gonna utterly floor you."

[mokshalovely]

I love Hattori-san... he's so adorable.

[marcsman229]

foreign white devils looking on. just kidding haha

[pluto010]

i like the australian version of the ICJ better, it is more suppercharged

[marcsman229]

@pluto010 meh, i prefer 'precise canadian accents' rather than annoying aussie accents.

[pluto010]

@marcsman229 they are the same as here except i dont know how they manage to make it supercharged

[yukipham18]

so truffle is a fungus?....hahaha i can't remember the last time i heard of fungus being so expensive

[swiffstep]

can anyone EXPLAIN what truffles Taste like??? its so damn expensive and rare..

[Tegel172]

@swiffstep It is not so much the taste, but the aroma; the reason that they are so expensive is that the aroma is unique and cannot be equated with anything else directly. However, black truffles, as seen on this show absorb the flavours of the soil they are grown around, so most truffles have hints of various woods like oak and maple when you eat them.

[swiffstep]

@Tegel172 realllly eh. yeah i can tell its the aroma thats unique and rare. thx for the description! is it a powerful aroma? or strong taste to it. or is it subtle and soft. makes me wonder why its been called diamond of the kitchen.

[skunk12]

@swiffstep Truffles have the glorious aroma of an aroused woman's vulva. The fragrance radiates sensuality, sin, decadence, and pungent pleasures. Truffles are not simply eaten, but rather consumed with unrelenting fervor, lust, and passion until every last bit is gone. The enchanting magic of a truffle experience stimulates the senses much like lovemaking: Presentation (sight), Texture (touch), Bouquet (smell), Moaning (hearing), Flavor (taste). You have not yet lived until you've had truffles.

[CameronNightingale]

@skunk12

wtf is with this post? O_o; Not sure if serious but LOL @ "TRUFFLES HAVE THE GLORIOUS AROMA OF AN AROUSED WOMAN'S VULVA!!!!!

[flickeries]

@skunk12 LOL, dude your complicatedly perverted description of truffle's taste as an aroused vulva makes me think you are seriously. A. Virgin.

Yes dude, you are a virgin. A virgin trying to exemplify that you have had sex before in a disgusting manner, like what you think people who have had sex before woiuld say. You are wrong, no man would describe them like that.

DO NOT ever speak again, your mouth should rot from disgracing this rare aromatic food.

[skunk12]

@flickeries OMG! You totally called me out. I am a virgin. Oh NO! What's happening to me? My mouth is rotting out just like you said.

SHUT The FUCK UP! And make me a vulva sammich.

[VirgoAndromeda]

when the gong sounds the chefs usually run like hell. the two are walking ever so gracefully. hahahaha maybe they're taking great care not to slip and break something. LOL =D

[FMAluva]

this is so much more intense than the american one (:

[asdf123625]

Picking Michiba is like suicide since he's way more experienced and skilled of the 3 Iron Chefs and Sakai is a French cook so going against him in a Truffle battle might be bad so Chen would be a wiser choice

[dhanedhar]

the background music is so gallactic

[op3l]

0:57 says Hatori to Michiba... CHeck out my apple!

[Sreggaematic09]

There is at least 10 dollars worth of truffles there

[Tokgabi]

Oo, wow, Hattori! He and Michiba seem to be moving kind of slowly . . . Chen, Kobe, Morimoto, and even Sakai are really pretty zippy in prep and cooking.

[tiatrips]

@Tokgabi Kobe basically ran everywhere. Always liked watching Kobe work.

[chillaxxxxxxxxx]

Dr Hattori looks arrogant

[Doomraider1]

great battle..a quick question, whats the name of the song that summoned the iron chefs

[jtothe100]

black and white tuffles are in season at the same time. that's probably why it's only black tuffles.

[tgpgrimreaper]

They only have the black ones. They should have the white ones too.

Hattori-san kinda works slowly. Michiba-san is also taking his time with calligraphy lol. Despite that, they did put a great show :)

[AngelaGMember]

おいし　ですね。

[masaegu]

The word is おいしい and there should be no space between words.

[Lanson87]

Hah, I like how he calls out the iron chef with the apple still in hand... just looks awkward.

[TheJamCouncil15]

ALLEZ CUISINE!!!!!!

[10meijuan]

isn't it "a la cuisine"??

[TheJamCouncil15]

nope

[10meijuan]

yes it is!!!

[TheJamCouncil15]

nada big guy and or girl Allez is the word he uses its French for Let's Go

[archangelkaz]

Allez Cuisine would be Let's Go Kitchen ^.-

a la (to the, or at least that's what I was told) Cuisine (kitchen) makes more sense =/

[InXLsisDeo]

@10meijuan Yes, it's "A la cuisine !" = "To the kitchen !" and not "Allez cuisine" which isn't even correct french (it would be something like "Go go kitchen !").

[feslenraster]

A heck of a lot :)

[feslenraster]

you think Hattori would do better, being "expert" in cooking...running his own school; and understanding the nuances of Kitchen Stadium!

[mets2128]

with Truffles worth nearly $700 a pound how much would all those truffles cost as a whole

[dragonfirenze]

In the video he says 5-6k USD

[mets2128]

no that was how much all those truffles put together would cost an individual pound of truffles are worth 700 dollars

[dragonfirenze]

You just said how much would all those truffles cost as a whole. He said 5-6k USD. If you were trying to work out how many pounds of truffles are on the stage then theres no hope for you.

[darthsion71]

Fuku-san

[nudipants]

Yes? floor reporter shinichiro ohta...

[Nocturnalux]

For a sec I thought Hattori had thrown the apple at the Iron Chef.

[arcangle117]

I know there is French, Chinese, 2 Japanese, and an Italian iron chef.

[cobracommander1234]

i love the way the come up all dramatic like can anyone tell me if there are more iron chefs? isnt there a spanish one

[FrostbittenWolf]

They do get a 4th Iron Chef, Iron Chef Italian Masahiko Kobe. And Michiba is eventually replaced by Iron Chef Japanese Masaharu Morimoto. Iron Chef Chen Kenichi is the only one who stayed for the full course of the show. Sakai was the second Iron Chef French and Morimoto was the 4th Iron Chef Japanese.

[VinnyCage]

Actually there were only three Iron Chef Japanese, the first one was Michiba, the second one was Koumei Nakamura, and the third and final one was Morimoto.

[FrostbittenWolf]

I thought a third took Michiba's place temporarily before they found Morimoto.

[VinnyCage]

There was only one Iron Chef Japanese between Michiba and Morimoto which was Nakamura.

[KirbsSSJ2]

imagine if Sakai was in this battle, my god he would have rapped yatori.

[RRVCrinale]

Agreed. Against Michiba he was completely outmatched but against Sakai he would've been ANNIHILATED.

[mets2128]

Hattori would have gotten it if he had picked Chen in my opinon

[ICXCNIKA84]

Definitely. Sakai is my favorite and in my opinion, the best Kitchen Stadium can offer.

[sweetjoey2]

i've been waiting to see this one :D

[DesertLynx83]

I do know the outcome of this battle, but...if he wanted to be an Iron Chef, he shouldn't have challenged Michiba. He was the best of the three at the time.

[Buskola]

It was the right call, he wanted to prove he is an Iron chef caliber and to do it he have to beat the best, he is not after a win but honor of beating the best

[DesertLynx83]

True.

[DesertLynx83]

However, it didn't take very long to find out he was totally outclassed by Michiba.

[surfingsuicune]

@DesertLynx83 Michiba was the man, even in the later years. He was the reigning Mr. Iron Chef, whom the winner of the Sakai v. Kenichi battle had to face.

[DesertLynx83]

@surfingsuicune Yep. Michiba is the best of the Iron Chefs of Japan...Morimoto could use a few lessons from him.

[xraidedlok]

@DesertLynx83 yeah he looks up to him and they think of machiba as a father

[Onikage9]

I can tell that this is one of the first episodes because they are moving so slow to grab the ingredient but in the latter episodes they run like hell

[DesertLynx83]

Yeah, especially Kobe. Damn, he's fast!

[thejuliez]

why is hattori carrying an apple?

[DesertLynx83]

He explained it in the first part-if he won, he wanted him to be painted holding the apple.

[SturgeonQueenTH]

I thought that was a bit cocky... carrying in the apple and being like "I want my panel to be painted with this apple"...

Sorry Doc! I love your commentary though!

[KevinMcDunn]

Haha, what a slow start from both chefs, especially compared to how Kobe always sprints to the ingredient stand at top speed. Kobe could have looted the entire pile and finished two dishes before Hattori even made it up the stairs.

[MrNgMichael]

why iron chef? why not lead chef or cast iron chef or steel chef???

[MangakaRob]

...for one steel is made from Iron ore..and two you don't hear people saying "you have a lead will." do you? No you hear "You have an iron will." A man of Iron..Tetsujin.

[LovelyYTRocks]

I think they're using Summer Truffles, which is probably $670 per pound now.

They're probably $900 per pound back then.

[swiv2d]

Itchinabai or whatever his names is, is a pretty good commentator.

[MangakaRob]

..ishinabe.

[nitzwalsh86]

Gee, Truffles... when would you ever see Truffles used on Iron Chef? ^^;

[redchakranaruto]

ugh.....whats with kaga's voice?

[MrNgMichael]

he has a sore throat?

[YumeLupine]

Rokusaburo Michiba and Hiroyuki Sakai are my favorites! Thanks for posting these episodes!

[DarkFireYoshi]

What about Chen Kenichi?

[SexySug3742]

If anyone watched the 2000th episode, you'll KNOW how this ends. ^_~