It all started in Japan. Most of the invention and out of the world things you find coming from Japan. So also this most innovative cooking competition is a Japanese creation. Iron chef Contest is the original Japanese cooking competition which was originally produced by Fuji TV. The title of “Iron Chef” is derived from the original title “Ironmen of Cooking”. The competition in this TV series is between the professional cooks therefore the title was given as Iron chef contest . It’s actually a fierce competition between the professional cooks to prove their talent in cooking. The excitement in this show is nonstop and keeps you glued to the TV till the end of the show. It became very popular game show in Japan.
You must have read in many places that Iron chef contest is a one hour contest where the resident iron chef competes with the contestant chef. They are given a secret ingredient just before the start of the competition and the chefs have to prepare at least 5 dishes using that secret ingredient. They have to be fast and alert. This whole competition make the kitchen stadium look like one battle field where the chefs are fighting for time and working with their winning recipes. While the host of the show Kaga is amusing audiences with his witty comments. The Fuji TV has aired 300 episode of Iron Chef contest which came to an end in September 24, 1999, with occasional special shows that were aired till 2002.