Iron Chef - Battle Abalone (5 of 5)

[atomrocketcar]

if i am iron chef

1. abalone ceviche, with shirmp, squid, octopus, onino, celintro, lime juice

2. long abalone strips, wrapped on a stick, wrapped with bacon, x2, grilled, brush on liver paste mixed with soy n sirchuran cock sauce, n sugar

3. deef fried abalone, double breaded, toss in hot wing sauce

4. grilled abalone w. sake, butter, seasalt

5. abalone soup, w. kelp, mixed sea food and dikon, safforn, truffles, and lots of MSG

judges will love me for my last dish, yea!

[Fujinokaicho]

the fact morimoto chose to be conservative against someone who is a master of it was probably not the best decision. especially when the judges were expecting original and unorthodox dishes. while not his fault, but the judges felt a little let down by that, especially the photographer guy. though kishi seemed biased towards the iron chef, she is also the most qualified person on the panel to be judging...

[topPLAYboy]

i would like to eat 5:50's abalone

[Taboofish]

...i think...

[gudrodur2]

the actress always say "i´m so happy" duh!

[mokshalovely]

@gudrodur2 it's a common thing in the Japanese language, especially the feminine Japanese language, "ureshii!" (so happy!) or "umai!" (delicious!) is repeated to show gratitude for the meal.

[atomrocketcar]

@mokshalovely i am a chef, so in japan, i can make alot of girls so happy?

i'll start learning japanese now

[evice]

that guy in the black with the white thingy looks like he should have a fake right hand

[artz900]

if an iron chef looses do they have to give up their name "iron chef" and give it to the winner?

[GothChilde6969]

@artz900 no.

[Blazeyes123]

The iron chef sounds like solid snake

[booboomatosian]

oh my efing god i was just thinking that hahahahah

[mastermp2]

I see this show on tv. In Latin America it's aired by Sony Entertainment Television, but the music it's different. Does the food channel airs some kind of Americanized version of this show? (i hate when in the US they change the music of a show, kinda like they did with Dragon Ball Z and probably every other anime)

[thelcfkilla]

i dont think it was morimoto being orthodox, its more of morimoto losing his touch that day.

[scorpion068]

what are abalones similar to in flavor and texture? They seem to be kinda like scallops.

[artz900]

not really though cuz if u boil it it'll taste kinda lik a chewy texture.... its very good

[Buskola]

iT'S OFFICIAL KISHI IS BIAS TO THE IRON CHEF

[KrustiKrabb]

haha yea. old woman, tall muscular young man; it all makes sense.

[VampyressKatt]

Awesome battle with both chefs making such similar dishes.

[BlairT79]

we call it Paua in new zealand

[Nobodi423]

"Its grrrreat" who does he think he is? Tony the Tiger?

[SagaraSouske]

guess he was the better moto

[12erm12]

all those in favor of preserving abalones say ""*aye*""

[jjoraz]

I am an abalone diver in Northern California. I got a limit on April 1, 2008 and I like it sauted with shitake mushrooms and a lobster sauce glaze.

[hardgayramen4ever]

posh food or not, it all comes out your ass at the end of the day

[LovelyYTRocks]

Rofl!

I know my Abalone stats.

In part (4 of 5) I guessed $10,000.

And I got it right, lol.

[freshsprout]

Man, that Photographer Judge Kanoh (the first one) was brutal with the Iron Chef.. sort of an @$#! - you think he has something against Morimoto?

Interesting outcome. I thought it was going that direction. Interesting that seaweed soup could go that far.

[MesserMeister]

Shocking!!

[bselande]

everything is food!

[xeryph]

glad the challenger won it!

[glennedwardgo]

wow 10,000 dollars!! US?

[bardsinister]

Yes, and that was 8 years ago. (I think the figure is in the Wikipedia write-up for IC.) Abalone diving is legal again off the west coast of the US, but it is very strictly regulated. I've seen people busted by the game wardens.

[magsasaka1960]

LOL...About 15 years ago, an ounce of tuna sashimi in Japan cost an average of $11.00 dollars (Yes...US dollars). Food in Japan is a [very] expensive.

[ilwa7shhh]

10,000$ dinner, now that's royal, but good battle as usual.

[katkatsmilez]

ooohh.. fondue

[UnbelieverDrizzt]

Yeah, and I think the audiences were sick of abalone by the time it was morimoto's turn...

[Khaibit13]

The Iron Chef really was to conservative, I think that really cost him.

[philipcandido]

I found myself wondering if he was conservative on purpose... there was that potential challenger up there in the stands watching his every move, he may have been trying to get one up on that guy. ;)