By Stone Martindale Sep 4, 2008, 19:29 GMT
Next week is Outrageous Ingredients Week on Iron Chef Japan.
dig in, fresh squid, calamari time...AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
Starting on Monday (9/8), Fine Living Network will devote an entire week to sharing never-before-cooked dishes that include some really shocking ingredients, such as Sea Urchin, Shark Fin, Spiny Lobster, and Natto, a Japanese delicacy.
If you haven't seen the show, Iron Chef is a Japanese variety/cooking show of sorts. Known in Japan as "Ryori no Tetsujin" (Cooking Iron Man).
The concept of the show is that a flamboyant gourmand, portrayed by Kaga Takeshi, lives in his castle with his "Iron Chefs." These Iron Chefs are the top chefs in the culinary fields of Japanese, Chinese, French and Italian cooking.
Each week, Kaga will choose a challenger chef (from anywhere on the planet) to "do battle" against his Iron Chefs. Kaga will present a theme ingredient and each chef will then be charged with preparing a multi-course meal that utilizes the theme ingredient in each course.
In 2004, Food TV launched Iron Chef America. Iron Chef America carries on the legend of Kitchen Stadium and the famed "secret ingredient." Each week, world-class chefs battle the legendary Iron Chefs of America: Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, and Masaharu Morimoto. Alton Brown serves as the Commentator and Mark Dacascos is the Chairman.
Tune in to the Fine Living Network every day at 8pm and then again at 11pm starting Monday 9/8 to watch as the Iron Chefs use unusual ingredients in their very unusual ways.
More info about Outrageous Ingredients Week here: link
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