Poor Hattori. I like him. I would have liked to have seen him as an Iron Chef, but yeah, Michiba won & deserved to win. I respect him for shooting for the top, but I think he tripped himself up once he started imagining himself w/ his own portrait holding an apple. Hattori stayed classy through, continuing to comment for the show for the rest of it's run. I've never cared who won in Iron Chef. It's always been about challengers like Hattori going for gold & both sides showing good sportsmanship.
Whatever possessed Hattori to try that sake disaster I can't fathom (it's the one thing even Ichinabe, who was giving anything Fukui came up with the thumbs up for matching with truffles, was surprised about), though I suppose I can understand his wanting to test his mettle against the best of the Iron Chefs.
He did his best, but I think being too ambitious with both that and the pie (about which Robuchon eyed him wryly) did him in.
With Michiba, Robuchon was complimenting a fellow master.
Hattori-san carried himself with great honor on the battlefield of Kitchen Stadium, even in defeat. He truly laid himself on the line. His dishes were clever and the meal in total was well constructed with the primary taster Robuchon in mind. But Kitchen Stadium is a fickle mistress and teaching is not the same as competing. It showed here though I was glad to see him try.. The room got a little dusty when Fukui-san said "I'm proud to call both of these men my friends"
At first I felt bad for Hattori and I realized, I don't know this man. Yet, I feel as if I know them all by now. And then I realized, I wish I did. I wish I was part of this world and these people. I also need to work harder.
Kind of a bittersweet thing to watch poor Doc get roflstomped by Michiba. But like many of you said, I'm not really sure why Hatori even challenge Michiba in the first place.
@Obdushaer I think it's because he really wanted to show that he can be the best Iron Chef and was confident he could beat Michiba, who is the best of the trio. Gotta give him credit for trying.
Michiba is awesome. I miss Iron Chef quite a lot. Luckily, it's shown on the Cooking channel. Iron Chef America does a disgrace to the name of the original.
He didn't say "he was really moved today", he just said that he tasted an interesting combination, truffle (a french ingredient) and japanese cuisine.
i think joel, being french, was not the perfect judge for this match. My experiences have let me note that french tastes on cuisine tend to be very traditional
@allerdyce I disagree. He was appreciative of Michiba's unique Japanese-leaning dishes, while the more orthodox French dishes from Hattori (excusing that sake blunder) got only sparing praise if any comment at all.
hooo shit hattori.....sorta made an ass of himself...but then again he had the balls to even try....he gets a pat on the back...and maybe a knuckle rub to the head...silly fella you tryna be a iron chef!!! hahaha
Could've been worse...I heard one battle involving Nakamura was so bad on both sides, neither man was declared the winner, and both were forced to fight a full, 1-hour rematch.
I was surprised they were able to get Robuchon as a guest judge. Well, Hattori is a fool that embarrassed himself badly in front of Robuchon. At the beginning he mentioned many Japanese didn't understand truffle. His food showed he did not, either. This battle shows he's someone who can ONLY talk the talk; Robuchon, meanwhile, was very gracious for a man of his stature.
I wonder if Hattori would've had better luck if he hadn't been so ambitious and if he had challenged Chen rather than Michiba. As they said, he was the top Iron Chef in his time. He would've almost certainly lost to Sakai, too, since he's the French Iron Chef.
*lol* i love Yukio, but dammit, he should've kept his ass in the commentator's box. why the heck would he pick the most 'powerful' Iron Chef to go up against? *lol* i LOVE this show! thanks for another good one Archo89.
I think deep down Hattori knew he's not gonna win. He probably just wanted the 1st hand experience down there duking it out. Plus what type of iron chef will he be? He's doesn't really cook Italian or Indian or Persian... maybe he be fusion? Iron Chef Fusion! ahh doesn't sound right. =(
i was looking for this episod!!n finally i found it!hahaha!..thx dude!Hattori dare himself to fight with the best iron chef!!.wow!!.ths was awesome!but i felled a little pitty to Hattori for lossing, as we can see tht he has a HUGE! desire to became an iron chef!
I can't help but wonder if the producers hatched a plan in case a challenger ever fell through without time to find a replacement. What would you do? Have Hattori fill in as challenger, giving him a story about wanting to be an Iron Chef himself.
Of course, you don't really want to change the structure of the show, so he can't really win. No, Hattori challenges Michiba, but works slowly, making mistakes so he can be sure to let Michiba beat him. The pressure's off Michiba, who works elegantly but doesn't stress himself. Fukui and Ohta do their best to make all it sound exciting, but everybody secretly knows what the outcome will be, so it comes off a little hollow.
It's obvious Michiba's dishes are superior to Hattori's. Even retards can tell that. If you have any doubt, go back to the "God" of French cuisine Joël Robuchon's comments.
i wish that sakai had been in this battle instead. he would have done the ingredient just. michiba did well. hattori shouldn't quit his day job( this is an understatement)
superb archo, as per usual. it's hard to imagine all those dishes that highlight truffles, seems like you'd get sick of them. i hope i get to taste some one of these days...
The same can be said about any battle, though, as the rule of Iron Chef show is to use the main ingredient in any dish and one cannot hide its flavor to just clear the rule. In a way, it shows the skill of the ICs whose dishes are tasted after the challengers'.
Poor Hattori. I like him. I would have liked to have seen him as an Iron Chef, but yeah, Michiba won & deserved to win. I respect him for shooting for the top, but I think he tripped himself up once he started imagining himself w/ his own portrait holding an apple. Hattori stayed classy through, continuing to comment for the show for the rest of it's run. I've never cared who won in Iron Chef. It's always been about challengers like Hattori going for gold & both sides showing good sportsmanship.
WanderLink 1 month ago
Whatever possessed Hattori to try that sake disaster I can't fathom (it's the one thing even Ichinabe, who was giving anything Fukui came up with the thumbs up for matching with truffles, was surprised about), though I suppose I can understand his wanting to test his mettle against the best of the Iron Chefs.
He did his best, but I think being too ambitious with both that and the pie (about which Robuchon eyed him wryly) did him in.
With Michiba, Robuchon was complimenting a fellow master.
yasiru89 5 months ago
Hattori-san carried himself with great honor on the battlefield of Kitchen Stadium, even in defeat. He truly laid himself on the line. His dishes were clever and the meal in total was well constructed with the primary taster Robuchon in mind. But Kitchen Stadium is a fickle mistress and teaching is not the same as competing. It showed here though I was glad to see him try.. The room got a little dusty when Fukui-san said "I'm proud to call both of these men my friends"
RyanL106 6 months ago
Iron chef Interational perhaps if yukio had won?
yihanglee 7 months ago
According to iron chef wiki, this sake was one of the 3 worst "dishes"....
achoiusa 8 months ago
At first I felt bad for Hattori and I realized, I don't know this man. Yet, I feel as if I know them all by now. And then I realized, I wish I did. I wish I was part of this world and these people. I also need to work harder.
robotpanda77 10 months ago
I bet Machiba was tempted to lose on purpose, just to see what Hatori can do as an Iron Chef
Leziii 1 year ago
Kind of a bittersweet thing to watch poor Doc get roflstomped by Michiba. But like many of you said, I'm not really sure why Hatori even challenge Michiba in the first place.
Obdushaer 1 year ago
@Obdushaer I think it's because he really wanted to show that he can be the best Iron Chef and was confident he could beat Michiba, who is the best of the trio. Gotta give him credit for trying.
Midnight0Mistress 1 year ago 2
That French chef acts so pompous at times, but he like Michiba dishes he's not too bad.
lonnie085 1 year ago 2
damn that sucks.
xraidedlok 1 year ago
poor Hattori-san :( I just wanna hug him.
mokshalovely 1 year ago
hahaha, michiba wasn't even paying attention sometimes. lol
marcsman229 1 year ago
Michiba is awesome. I miss Iron Chef quite a lot. Luckily, it's shown on the Cooking channel. Iron Chef America does a disgrace to the name of the original.
surfingsuicune 1 year ago 8
that sake was noted the worst dishes.. hahahah xD poor hatori
cH4Nt1Qu3 1 year ago
He didn't say "he was really moved today", he just said that he tasted an interesting combination, truffle (a french ingredient) and japanese cuisine.
Lotfight 1 year ago
Show the score!
Leziii 1 year ago
wow this challenger came overconfident! lol. his backround is french and still lost with a french ingredient.
swiffstep 1 year ago
GG ,
>:D
FMAluva 1 year ago
No scorecards? Musta been ugly...
YMuradian 1 year ago
@YMuradian I don't think they showed the scorecards until they increased the judging panel to four and introduced OT. That came a little later on.
DesertLynx83 1 year ago
The challenger was supposed to be a frenchman, but he run away from battle.
So Dr,Hattori was forced to take place of him.
usanobaniko 1 year ago
Chairman Kaga named Hattori's dreadful truffle sake as one of the 3 worst dishes ever on the show.
LORDCHUMLEY666 2 years ago 5
Robuchon is the man
jtothe100 2 years ago 2
It doesn't matter of whom wins at the end of this program, it really shows alot of excellent sportsman ship.
This I should know, I've competed in many of Special Olympic events but for now, I only compete in winter skiing events.
Thank you so much archo89 for posting these great episodes, I really just love these guys alot!!!!! Anita (ajaugenti)
ajaugenti 2 years ago 4
robuchon seems to have a greate tase buds.
what is rosanjin??? anybody know?
mekore 2 years ago 3
Rosanjin is the Chairman's Mentor supposedly. The scholar was his apprentice, so to speak.
blossomblizzard 2 years ago
i like when he say hattori hope maybe dash lol
davidtoh83 2 years ago
i think joel, being french, was not the perfect judge for this match. My experiences have let me note that french tastes on cuisine tend to be very traditional
allerdyce 2 years ago
@allerdyce I disagree. He was appreciative of Michiba's unique Japanese-leaning dishes, while the more orthodox French dishes from Hattori (excusing that sake blunder) got only sparing praise if any comment at all.
yasiru89 5 months ago
hooo shit hattori.....sorta made an ass of himself...but then again he had the balls to even try....he gets a pat on the back...and maybe a knuckle rub to the head...silly fella you tryna be a iron chef!!! hahaha
jhummus 2 years ago 6
I like when Joel gives hattori that look at 2:45. hattori's reaction was like oh shit.
presbran86 2 years ago 6
haha i saw that too
JOmegatube 2 years ago
Did Robuchon actually said "le crap"?
teleostomi 2 years ago 5
I don't think any challenger has gotten owned as bad as him... x_X
OldSkoolAngel 3 years ago
Could've been worse...I heard one battle involving Nakamura was so bad on both sides, neither man was declared the winner, and both were forced to fight a full, 1-hour rematch.
InfernoCouchemar 1 year ago
I was surprised they were able to get Robuchon as a guest judge. Well, Hattori is a fool that embarrassed himself badly in front of Robuchon. At the beginning he mentioned many Japanese didn't understand truffle. His food showed he did not, either. This battle shows he's someone who can ONLY talk the talk; Robuchon, meanwhile, was very gracious for a man of his stature.
hankey777 3 years ago
ok then you go and walk the walk and let us see how much you understand about truffles =)
ice1lord 2 years ago
"This tastes...uh...very...unusual"
(translation: le crap)
Thracozaag 3 years ago 46
Kaga: "You mean you like it?"
*Akward Pause*
fuandon 3 years ago 26
Nice. Mixing a little french back into the re-translation.
Poor Hattori. Michiba is such a power-house of cooking.
TheMightyX 3 years ago 4
Hippo bleu est invivible, personne peut le voir. Partir furtivement comme un ninja japonais. Vous etes tous ouverure d'anus de 100% Oui Monsieur!
Y'know, for a guy who shares a name with a legendary ninja, i'm surprised Hattori is so big in cooking.
FrostbittenWolf 2 years ago
Hattori came back as a challenger the 2nd time in Komei Nakamura retirement
and Hattori lost both battles
aznplayaboi 3 years ago
Robuchon's look at 2:33--priceless.
Thracozaag 3 years ago
2:44, rather.
Thracozaag 3 years ago
lol Michiba wooped Hattori's ass
LordNelson87 3 years ago 4
I wonder if Hattori would've had better luck if he hadn't been so ambitious and if he had challenged Chen rather than Michiba. As they said, he was the top Iron Chef in his time. He would've almost certainly lost to Sakai, too, since he's the French Iron Chef.
DesertLynx83 3 years ago
Michiba never seemed to be in even a slight hurry, but his six dishes looked awesome. Not like that time he made a crab pizza omelette!
KevinMcDunn 3 years ago
Michiba's the man!
DesertLynx83 3 years ago 3
*lol* i love Yukio, but dammit, he should've kept his ass in the commentator's box. why the heck would he pick the most 'powerful' Iron Chef to go up against? *lol* i LOVE this show! thanks for another good one Archo89.
goldslip 3 years ago 5
i'd be so intimidated if joel was eating my food.
jash808 4 years ago 7
omg, Joel Robushon!
mildseven73 4 years ago
Robuchon, Ramsay, Ducasse and Boulud are GODS of French cooking-Long live all of you!
TheRavenII 4 years ago 5
I think deep down Hattori knew he's not gonna win. He probably just wanted the 1st hand experience down there duking it out. Plus what type of iron chef will he be? He's doesn't really cook Italian or Indian or Persian... maybe he be fusion? Iron Chef Fusion! ahh doesn't sound right. =(
He's still cool!
explosiveturtle 4 years ago
i was looking for this episod!!n finally i found it!hahaha!..thx dude!Hattori dare himself to fight with the best iron chef!!.wow!!.ths was awesome!but i felled a little pitty to Hattori for lossing, as we can see tht he has a HUGE! desire to became an iron chef!
7194kbu 4 years ago
I can't help but wonder if the producers hatched a plan in case a challenger ever fell through without time to find a replacement. What would you do? Have Hattori fill in as challenger, giving him a story about wanting to be an Iron Chef himself.
dylenol 4 years ago
Of course, you don't really want to change the structure of the show, so he can't really win. No, Hattori challenges Michiba, but works slowly, making mistakes so he can be sure to let Michiba beat him. The pressure's off Michiba, who works elegantly but doesn't stress himself. Fukui and Ohta do their best to make all it sound exciting, but everybody secretly knows what the outcome will be, so it comes off a little hollow.
dylenol 4 years ago
I really hope that's not how it works
MoiTheFuss 4 years ago 3
It's obvious Michiba's dishes are superior to Hattori's. Even retards can tell that. If you have any doubt, go back to the "God" of French cuisine Joël Robuchon's comments.
zetasan 4 years ago
i wish that sakai had been in this battle instead. he would have done the ingredient just. michiba did well. hattori shouldn't quit his day job( this is an understatement)
bamyojdub 4 years ago
i agree, i wonder what sakai would have created...the best of the best with truffles for sure. thanks archo89 :)
dana4999 4 years ago
I wasn't surprize that Hattori lost, but he gave his best. Good job Michiba! Thanks for the upload Archo.
mlsyang 4 years ago
superb archo, as per usual. it's hard to imagine all those dishes that highlight truffles, seems like you'd get sick of them. i hope i get to taste some one of these days...
BigTimePlacebo 4 years ago
The same can be said about any battle, though, as the rule of Iron Chef show is to use the main ingredient in any dish and one cannot hide its flavor to just clear the rule. In a way, it shows the skill of the ICs whose dishes are tasted after the challengers'.
As usual, thanks archo89.
elfendorf 4 years ago
I. Love. Truffles!
OlympianX 4 years ago
Well that wasn't a surprise...
TimTehPilot 4 years ago
I can't imagine what truffles taste like but with sake? Sounds disgusting.
gopherbobz 4 years ago 2
I think the addition of fish milt might have really threw it off...
MesserMeister 4 years ago