Iron Chef Vietnam (Vietnamese: Siêu Đầu Bếp Việt Nam) is a Vietnamese cooking show based on the Japanese show Iron Chef, as well as its American adaptation Iron Chef America and The Next Iron Chef. The program is a sort of culinary game show, with each episode seeing a challenger chef competing against one of the resident "Iron Chefs" in a one-hour cooking competition using a theme ingredient.
The show was put into production by the Vietnam Television mainly to rival to MasterChef Vietnam currently in pre-production. The show is produced mainly by TV Plus with support of Vietnam Television. It is initially scheduled to premiere on Sunday April 22, 2012 at 11:00AM slot on VTV3, but delayed to May 6 at the same slot. Expectedly, Martin Yan joined the set and showed some cooking tips.
Overview Iron Chef Vietnam features production design and presentation similar to Iron Chef America. The challenger is introduced at the beginning of the show and selects an Iron Chef to compete against. The battle takes place in the studio kitchen arena. Each chef is assisted by two sous chefs. Each chef must complete five dishes in one hour featuring a theme ingredient that is only revealed just before the battle begins. The show features commentary throughout the event, with frequent interviews with the chefs and judges at several points in each battle. Once the battle has concluded, the judging panel tastes and delivers their critique of the food, and score the chefs based on taste, presentation and creativity.
As some challengers (and some Iron Chefs) do not speak fluent Vietnamese, their voices are dubbed. Most of the non-Vietnamese-speaking challengers speak in English (although this may also not be their native language).
Similar to the Australian counterpart, the show features a static judging panel composed of food critics Chef Dương Huy Khải, cuisine expert Phan Tôn Tịnh Hải and a guest celebrity each week. The programme is hosted by former male model Bình Minh, with additional commentary provided by Nguyên Khang and Thanh Tùng. Martin Yan (from Yan Can Cook), former model Thúy Hạnh, director Lê Hoàng, Miss Hùng Temple Giáng My, food critics Võ Quốc, designer Mai Lâm, Miss Kim Oanh, etc. are notable guest judges each week."Siêu đầu bếp đến Việt Nam" , Báo Đất Việt, by: Kim Vân, date: 2012-03-16.
The Iron Chefs
Season 1 Iron Chef Specialty Win Loss Draw Total Win % David Thái French / Western 5 - 1 6 83.3% Nguyễn Minh Hải Japanese 4 1 - 5 80.0% Đỗ Quang Long ("Long Chef") Vietnamese 6 1 - 7 85.7% Vincent Tan Western / Fusion 1 - 2 3 33.3% Yu Zhi Da ("Dư Chí Đạt") Chinese 6 - - 6 100%
Season 2 Iron Chef Specialty Win Loss Draw Total Win % Lê Xuân Tâm European 1 - - 1 100% Sakal Phoeung French 1 - - 1 100% Alain Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa Vietnamese - 1 - 1 0% Nguyễn Vǎn Tú Asian Modern 1 - - 1 100% Michael Bảo Huỳnh Western / Vietnamese - 1 - 1 0%
Results
Season 1: 2012 Episode (Date) Details Result (score) Guest judge(s)1 Iron Chef: Chef David Thái Challenger: Fernando Olivares Theme ingredient(s): Australian beef Iron Chef 49 Challenger 45 Chef Martin Yan"Yan 'chấm điểm' đầu bếp Việt", Tuổi Trẻ, by: Lê Vân, date: 2012-04-17.2 Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long Challenger: Đỗ Bá ThiệnTheme ingredient(s): Eel Iron Chef 51.2 Challenger 47.1 Chef Martin Yan3 Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da Challenger: Ngụy Tiểu Bình (Wei Xiaoping) Theme ingredient(s): Duck Iron Chef 50.5 Challenger 45.5 Chef Martin Yan4 Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long Challenger: Nguyễn Thanh Tùng Theme ingredient(s): Gấc fruit Iron Chef 49.7 Challenger 50.4 Chef Martin Yan5 Iron Chef: David Thái Challenger: Trần Quang HiềnTheme ingredient(s): Cobia Iron Chef 49.6 Challenger 43.6 MC Thanh Bạch6 Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải Challenger: Trần Thanh Thảo Theme ingredient(s): Japanese swamp eel Iron Chef 41.8Challenger 38.4 Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương7 Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da Challenger: Donald Berger Theme ingredient(s): Lobster Iron Chef 47.6Challenger 46.1 Chu Thị Hồng Anh8 Iron Chef: Vincent Tan Challenger: Hoàng Thúy Vinh Theme ingredient(s): Asian green mussel Iron Chef 51.2Challenger 43.6 Chu Thị Hồng Anh9 Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long Challenger: actress Kim Thư Theme ingredient(s): Pork Iron Chef 51.2Challenger 46.8 Singer Nhật Hạ10 Iron Chef: David Thái Challenger: Nguyễn Văn Tú Theme ingredient(s): Oyster tied at 49.2 both declared winner Food critics Võ Quốc11 Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da Challenger: Frédérique Phương Nguyên Theme ingredient(s): Giant river prawn Iron Chef 54Challenger 39 Model Thúy Hạnh12 Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long Challenger: Phan Văn Tĩnh Theme ingredient(s): Asian redtail catfish Iron Chef 47Challenger 46 Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương13 Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da Challenger: Nguyễn Hoàng Phúc Theme ingredient(s): Coconut Iron Chef 49.3Challenger 45 Miss Kim Oanh14 Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải Challenger: Phạm Văn Thực Theme ingredient(s): Squid Iron Chef 48.4Challenger 38.0 Model Thúy Hạnh15 Iron Chef: David Thái Challenger: Ahmad Azaharuddin Bin Omar Theme ingredient(s): genus Capsicum Iron Chef 56.0Challenger 45.2 Designer Mai Lâm16 Iron Chef: Vincent Tan Challenger: Peter Lester Theme ingredient(s): Norwegian salmon tied at 54.4 both declared winner Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương17 Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da Challenger: Trần Thanh Quang Theme ingredient(s): Chicken egg Iron Chef 50.8Challenger 43.6 MC Thanh Bạch18 Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải Challenger: Bùi Văn Bôn Theme ingredient(s): Gobio gobio Iron Chef 45.0Challenger 33.2Designer Mai Lâm19 Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long Challenger: Trần Văn Giảng Theme ingredient(s): Phở noodles Iron Chef 54.3Challenger 37.6 Food critics Võ Quốc20 Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải Challenger: Trần Hồ Nhựt Linh Theme ingredient(s): Tuna Iron Chef 44.6Challenger 47.4 Miss Kim Oanh21 Iron Chef: David Thái Challenger: Trương Thu Liễu Theme ingredient(s): Durian Iron Chef 48.4Challenger 42.8 Lê Hoàng22 Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da Challenger: Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng Theme ingredient(s): Acipenser Iron Chef 51.6Challenger 38.8 Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương23 Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long Challenger: Võ Thanh Long Theme ingredient(s): Ninh Thuan goat Iron Chef 48.6Challenger 43.6Lê Hoàng24 Iron Chef: David Thai Challenger: Hà Hải Đoàn Theme ingredient(s): Basa fish Iron Chef 52.8Challenger 40.8Nhật Hạ25 Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải Challenger: Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Theme ingredient(s): Scallop, Iron Chef 43.6Challenger 39.9Food critics Võ Quốc26 Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long Challenger: Ngô Hoàng Tú Theme ingredient(s): Cochin Iron Chef 55.0Challenger 34.0Giáng My27 Iron Chef: Vincent Tan Challenger: Panumas Chaisalee Theme ingredient(s): Sea crab tied at 50.7 both declared winnerGiáng My
Season 2: 2013 Episode (Date) Details Result (score) Guest judge(s)1 Iron Chef: Lê Xuân Tâm Challenger: Phan Văn Tĩnh Theme ingredient(s): Iron Chef 243.4 Challenger 2022 Iron Chef: Nguyễn Vǎn Tú Challenger: Gilbert SaezTheme ingredient(s): Iron Chef 220.1 Challenger 2033 Iron Chef: Alain Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa Challenger: Nguyễn Văn Lập Theme ingredient(s): Iron Chef 200.9 Challenger 205.3 Chef David Thái Dúóng Khái Lý Sanh4 Iron Chef: Micheal Bảo Huýnh Challenger: Bailey CamillaTheme ingredient(s): Potato Iron Chef 188.2 Challenger 229.2 Chef David Thái Dúóng Khái5 Iron Chef: Sakal Phoeung Challenger: Phạm Văn Trang Theme ingredient(s): Vegetables Iron Chef 234.5 Challenger 210.66 Iron Chef Vietnam: Alain Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa Iron Chef Thailand: Pom (Tanarak Chuuto) Theme ingredient(s): Alligator Iron Chef Vietnam 330.9 Iron Chef Thailand 296.5
The Next Iron Chef Vietnam The Next Iron Chef Vietnam was a spinoff just like Iron Chef America. It premiered on November 18, 2012, a week after Iron Chef Vietnam ended the series.
References
External links The official site of Iron Chef Vietnam Iron Chef Vietnam on Facebook page The official channel of Iron Chef Vietnam on ZingTV