SeriesEnded

Iron Chef (1993–2002)

Ryôri no tetsujin

7 seasons299 episodes60 min per episode★ 8.5 · 1,790 votes

• Game show
• Reality TV

Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended on September 24, 1999, although occasional specials were produced until 2002. The series aired 309 episodes. Repeats are regularly aired on the Cooking Channel in the United States and on Special Broadcasting Service in Australia. Fuji TV will air a new version of the show, titled Iron Chef, beginning in October 26, 2012.

First aired

October 10, 1993

Last episode

October 8, 1999

Network

Food Network

Country of origin

Japan