Trust the Japanese to turn cooking into an epic battle for supremacy. Every week, a challenger, supposedly the best in his/her field, pit themselves against an Iron Chef (top chefs in each of their culinary fields, Japanese, Chinese, French and I believe Italian at some point) A 'battle' takes place, each chef using a key ingredient selected in secret by the overly flamboyant and ecstatic Chairman Kaga to produce a number of dishes to wow the judges. At the end aforementioned judges and Kaga decide who wins the battle.

Result. Best show ever. Agree?