It’s time for the Obon Festival in Japan. (It usually is held in mid-August. This episode originally aired on August 15, 1997). The challenger is a buddhist monk who prepares what the chairman calls “Nouveau Vegetarian Cuisine.” She is the younger sister of the challenger from episode 237. The chairman announces the theme by talking about its “. . .purple color. Yes, that vegetable. . .” The chairman says to remember that Obon vegetarian dishes should have “light, simple flavor.” (淡味 or ”tanmi.” I can’t find it defined but the kanji literally mean “light” and “flavor”. Someone please correct me if I’m wrong.)
This episode does show the winner announcement, but we don’t get the see the scores.
New in the database this week: 531OA
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:09 pm
So why is the viewer labelling this a cabbage battle?
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Oops. I’ve fixed it now. Thanks for letting me know.
September 26th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Scores here? http://homepage1.nifty.com/tetsujin/97/970815.html (at the bottom)
October 1st, 2009 at 3:49 am
Off-topic but I found this: an Iron Chef pachinko game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMSJMIsWBCA
http://www.dechau.com/search_pachinko/detail.php?mid=1865
October 1st, 2009 at 10:05 am
Very cool find. Thanks.