Iron Chef

Logged in as: Guest

Iron Chef

Printable Version

All Forums >> [Non-Gaming] >> Movies, Music, Sports, & Anime Discussion >> Iron Chef

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

Iron Chef - Mar.-30th-2008 19:22:23

SpaceCowgirl

Posts: 3476
Joined: Jul.-19th-2007
From: Andromeda
Status: offline

I just bought some DVDs containing over 300 episodes of the program Iron Chef in both English and Japanese audio. Such a concentration of culinary awesomeness is intense to even imagine. Needless to say, holy crap, I am having so much fun watching this show every night and day also I am learning so much about cooking and I have been eating an absurd amount of peppers, because you know when Chairman Kaga kaga bites a pepper I so got to bite one with him.

My only problem is often the ingredients are hard to come by or really expensive depending on what they are making, It is going to be a huge pain in the ass making everything they make, but man, when I am done copying all their cooking techniques and recipe Ideas I will be the greatest chef ever.

Also this is the original Iron Chef im talking about here, not that poopy Iron Chef: America.

Post #: 1

RE: Iron Chef - Mar.-30th-2008 22:07:35

Catastrophe

Posts: 4273
Joined: Jul.-10th-2007
Status: offline

yeah, the original Iron Chef really puts American Iron Chef to shame. For starters, the Japanese Kitchen Stadium was a permanent structure and part of a culinary school while the American one just seems to get put up in hotels and chefs are pre-arranged. Then, the Iron Chefs seem more like...Copper Chefs.

edit: I've met with some success finding some of the elusive ingredients at specialty and Asian cuisine stores.

(in reply to SpaceCowgirl)

Post #: 2

RE: Iron Chef - Mar.-31th-2008 6:33:25

jollygoodchap8

Posts: 278
Joined: Mar.-13th-2008
Status: offline

Yes, I prefer the old Iron Chef also.

The American version turned it into a sport instead of grace like the original is.
But the chairman of the American Iron Chef has Marc Dacascos! Anyone remember this movie he was in?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR0Tq_SkA6k&feature=related

LoL

But if wanna check his better movies, I suggest Only the Strong and Pacte des loupe, Le

Anyway my advice is to check out smaller cuisine stores that you wouldn't normally give a second glance at.
Some of them import some rare stuff that bigger stores wouldn't. Due to like guidlines or because that it isn't in high demand, or it isn't cost effective.

_____________________________

PSN ID: JollyGoodChap_8
360 TAG: JollyGoodChap 8

(in reply to SpaceCowgirl)

Post #: 3

RE: Iron Chef - Apr.-19th-2008 15:34:00

SpaceCowgirl

Posts: 3476
Joined: Jul.-19th-2007
From: Andromeda
Status: offline

I was watching one episode of the Iron Chef and they were cooking pickled plums and the one taster was like "jeeze this is kind of salty" and the iron chef was all like WTF, I only got an hour to do this in, you think you can get rid of all the salt in an hour, what are you stupid? tch

and she was pwned.

_____________________________

(in reply to jollygoodchap8)

Post #: 4

RE: Iron Chef - Apr.-19th-2008 19:46:02

Skerj

Posts: 1575
Joined: Aug.-22th-2007
From: The starry dynamo in the machinery of the night.
Status: offline

Kaga stares into your soul:

In any case I only like the Japanese version, the American one seems to be lost in translation. The dramatically awesome aspects of Iron Chef didn't translate over so well. ..and Mark Dascascos is no Kaga.

_____________________________

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Skerj does the awesome:
2009/09/09 (Awaiting apocalypse)
Tell your kids, and your mom.

(in reply to SpaceCowgirl)

Post #: 5

RE: Iron Chef - Apr.-19th-2008 19:56:57

Catastrophe

Posts: 4273
Joined: Jul.-10th-2007
Status: offline

Yeah, it bothers me when they're given ingredients that generally require long periods of time to cook or prepare. I like the whole hour challenge thing, but ultimately I want to see the chefs make amazing food, not be crippled by a near-impossible ingredient when there are so many other options available.

(in reply to SpaceCowgirl)

Post #: 6

RE: Iron Chef - Apr.-19th-2008 20:01:49

SpaceCowgirl

Posts: 3476
Joined: Jul.-19th-2007
From: Andromeda
Status: offline

Difficult Ingredients make Kaga unhappy.