Iron Chef

• Category: Reality, Competition, Culinary

• Description: Iron Chef is a competitive cooking show that originally aired in Japan from 1993 to 1999 and inspired several international adaptations, including Iron Chef America (2005–2018). The show features elite chefs, known as Iron Chefs, competing against challengers in timed culinary battles centered around a secret ingredient. Hosted by commentators such as Mark Dacascos and Alton Brown in the American version, the series combines skill, creativity, and dramatic presentation, making it a staple of culinary competition television.