A mouthwatering battle royal

This is the original "Iron Chef" series from Japan. A pseudo game show pitching the three iron chefs who are among the most respected in Japan in their chosen cuisine specialties - Japanese, Chinese, Italian, French etc against top challenging chef from around Japan and the world in a contest to see who can create the best original dishes in one hour around a theme ingredient say potatoes, tofu, fugu fish or whatever. These dishes are then judged by a panel of culinary experts and guest celebrities.
Doesn't sound like the most riveting hour of tv? Well it jolly well is, and some of the dishes will just have your tastebuds wetting themselves in awe.

9/10