For an Italian chef, and I've working in kitchens in Italy, Kobe's cooking is incredibly boring and it truly surprises how stereotypical his ideas and combinations are. Where are uniquely italian combinations of ingredients in Kobe's cooking? Strawberries and Balsamic vinegar, parma ham and melon, juniper berries and wild boar, Red wine and hare or pheasant pasta?
Italian cooking goes far beyond tomatoes, basil and mozzarella - he doesn't show that he knows this.
Here's some "heat"--it seems Molinari was one of the few Italian style challengers ever won--is it that they were not that good or was there a "French" bias among the judges?
I think Mario Battali calls France the "F-Land".
A bit harsh, but the French think they are all that and a bag of chips
Yeah this is true about the French. We Italians never act as if we are better but we just enjoy our culture, but they are phew fierce about other cultures...
Let's face it: I don't care how much "heat" the French took during the Gulf War in America--which was just a propaganda sideline by the right wing in America anyway--the food establishment in US has a strong francophile bias.
Hey archo, I remember viewing a site where you uploaded other Iron Chef videos. I seem to have forgotten the URL. Can you please tell me again what it was?
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chefkoo 1 year ago
I wonder why it's "Tetsujin (sp?)" sometimes and other times it's Iron Chef (Iyon Chefu!")?
TheMightyX 2 years ago
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Kaga looks like he almost choked on that piece of bell pepper. watch as the camera pans back. *lol*
goldslip 3 years ago
Why not fight Kobe?
LovelyYTRocks 3 years ago 2
I don't think Kobe was around when this was shot
Nocturnalux 2 years ago
Morimoto looks so unimpressed... xD
I like his little imitation of Kobe's sprint, though...
KisakiQueenie 4 years ago 7
Yeah, he looks like he doesn't want to be there... do you guys know why they picked Morimoto instead of Kobe? Really weird.
freshsprout 3 years ago 2
Maybe they were sick of losing to Kobe? Every other time they challenged him, they lost...
KisakiQueenie 3 years ago
Wrong. There out of the 10 Italians challengers (one tag team), they only went against Kobe twice before this episode.
Jikk 1 year ago
For an Italian chef, and I've working in kitchens in Italy, Kobe's cooking is incredibly boring and it truly surprises how stereotypical his ideas and combinations are. Where are uniquely italian combinations of ingredients in Kobe's cooking? Strawberries and Balsamic vinegar, parma ham and melon, juniper berries and wild boar, Red wine and hare or pheasant pasta?
Italian cooking goes far beyond tomatoes, basil and mozzarella - he doesn't show that he knows this.
I'd take Morimoto anyday!
greattlemurs 3 years ago 10
@greattlemurs ivote upand down
Starwarsfan3331 10 months ago
@greattlemurs I don't see your iron chef badge anywhere... so my money on the prince of pasta... ^__^
riverini 9 months ago
@greattlemurs no one likes Kobe
BlueCrystalGem 2 months ago
Kobe wasn't there.
HinataThePup 2 years ago 2
Here's some "heat"--it seems Molinari was one of the few Italian style challengers ever won--is it that they were not that good or was there a "French" bias among the judges?
I think Mario Battali calls France the "F-Land".
A bit harsh, but the French think they are all that and a bag of chips
RPenta 2 years ago
Plus skittles.
HinataThePup 2 years ago
hehe
RPenta 2 years ago
Yeah this is true about the French. We Italians never act as if we are better but we just enjoy our culture, but they are phew fierce about other cultures...
GianniStunato 2 years ago
Let's face it: I don't care how much "heat" the French took during the Gulf War in America--which was just a propaganda sideline by the right wing in America anyway--the food establishment in US has a strong francophile bias.
So did Japanese version of the Iron Chef.
No one from Don Sabatino's ever won, I believe.
RPenta 2 years ago
just an issue i noticed... possibly a result of dubbing... flour was pronounced as 'flower' >_>
edwonning 4 years ago
isnt that how its supposed to be pronounced lol...im being serious i usually hear it being pronounced as flower
Bassitup1 4 years ago 3
bring back the iron chef!
sairbears 4 years ago 5
Hey archo, I remember viewing a site where you uploaded other Iron Chef videos. I seem to have forgotten the URL. Can you please tell me again what it was?
RyanMac2025 4 years ago
The site you are loking for might be stage6, google it up. There's a lot of Iron Chef episodes there.
athropos 4 years ago 2
Yep, that's the one. Thanx!
RyanMac2025 4 years ago
its been shutdown now:(
mcfrolas 3 years ago
This is awesome! My all time favorite episode!!
koolaid28 4 years ago 2
Thanks! This should be interesting--porcini used in Japanese dishes.
bardsinister 4 years ago 2
archo89 you are the best! thanks
ac5649 4 years ago 2
WOOH! First comment and first rating! Go Iron Chef! I love you Chairman Kaga!
opheliadies 4 years ago 2