Iron Chef Vietnam Explained

Genre:Cooking, Game show
Director:Nguyễn Nam[1]
Presenter:Bình Minh (host in season 1)
Chi Bảo (host in season 2)
Starring:Nguyên Khang (commentator)
Thanh Tùng (commentator)
Judges:Phan Tôn Tịnh Hải
Dương Huy Khải
Country:Vietnam
Language:Vietnamese
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:32
Executive Producer:Lê Hạnh
Producer:Nguyễn Thanh Duyên
Nguyễn Kim Anh
Thúy Vy Victoria
Hoàng Công Cường
Lương Đức Anh
Composer:MIDI
Location:Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:45 minutes (excluding commercials)
Network:VTV3
Company:Vietnam Television
TVPlus
Related:The Next Iron Chef Vietnam

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,[1] 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 secret theme ingredient. 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.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The Iron Chefs

Season 1

Iron ChefSpecialtyWinLossDrawTotalWin %
David Thái French / Western5-1683.3%
Nguyễn Minh HảiJapanese41-580.0%
Đỗ Quang Long ("Long Chef")Vietnamese61-785.7%
Vincent TanWestern / Fusion1-2333.3%
Yu Zhi Da ("Dư Chí Đạt")Chinese6--6100%

Season 2

Iron ChefSpecialtyWinLossDrawTotalWin %
Lê Xuân TâmEuropean1--1100%
Sakal PhoeungFrench1--1100%
Alain Nguyễn Trọng NghĩaVietnamese-1-10%
Nguyễn Vǎn TúAsian Modern1--1100%
Michael Bảo HuỳnhWestern / Vietnamese-1-10%

Results

Season 1: 2012

width=10%Episode
(Date)
width=45%Detailswidth=25%Result (score)width=20%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[5]
2
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: Đỗ Bá Thiện
Theme ingredient(s): Eel
Iron Chef 51.2
Challenger 47.1
Chef Martin Yan
3
Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da
Challenger: Ngụy Tiểu Bình (Wei Xiaoping)
Theme ingredient(s): Duck
Iron Chef 50.5
Challenger 45.5
Chef Martin Yan
4
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: Nguyễn Thanh Tùng
Theme ingredient(s): Gấc fruit
Iron Chef 49.7
Challenger 50.4
Chef Martin Yan
5
Iron Chef: David Thái
Challenger: Trần Quang Hiền
Theme ingredient(s): Cobia
Iron Chef 49.6
Challenger 43.6
MC Thanh Bạch
6
Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải
Challenger: Trần Thanh Thảo
Theme ingredient(s): Japanese swamp eel
Iron Chef 41.8
Challenger 38.4
Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương
7
Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da
Challenger: Donald Berger
Theme ingredient(s): Lobster
Iron Chef 47.6
Challenger 46.1
Chu Thị Hồng Anh
8
Iron Chef: Vincent Tan
Challenger: Hoàng Thúy Vinh
Theme ingredient(s): Asian green mussel
Iron Chef 51.2
Challenger 43.6
Chu Thị Hồng Anh
9
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: actress Kim Thư
Theme ingredient(s): Pork
Iron Chef 51.2
Challenger 46.8
Singer Nhật Hạ
10
Iron Chef: David Thái
Challenger: Nguyễn Văn Tú
Theme ingredient(s): Oyster
tied at 49.2
both declared winner
Food critics Võ Quốc
11
Iron Chef 54
Challenger 39
Model Thúy Hạnh
12
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: Phan Văn Tĩnh
Theme ingredient(s): Asian redtail catfish
Iron Chef 47
Challenger 46
Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương
13
Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da
Challenger: Nguyễn Hoàng Phúc
Theme ingredient(s): Coconut
Iron Chef 49.3
Challenger 45
Miss Kim Oanh
14
Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải
Challenger: Phạm Văn Thực
Theme ingredient(s): Squid
Iron Chef 48.4
Challenger 38.0
Model Thúy Hạnh
15
Iron Chef: David Thái
Challenger: Ahmad Azaharuddin Bin Omar
Theme ingredient(s): genus Capsicum
Iron Chef 56.0
Challenger 45.2
Designer Mai Lâm
16
Iron Chef: Vincent Tan
Challenger: Peter Lester
Theme ingredient(s): Norwegian salmon
tied at 54.4
both declared winner
Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương
17
Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da
Challenger: Trần Thanh Quang
Theme ingredient(s): Chicken egg
Iron Chef 50.8
Challenger 43.6
MC Thanh Bạch
18
Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải
Challenger: Bùi Văn Bôn
Theme ingredient(s): Gobio gobio
Iron Chef 45.0
Challenger 33.2
Designer Mai Lâm
19
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: Trần Văn Giảng
Theme ingredient(s): Phở noodles
Iron Chef 54.3
Challenger 37.6
Food critics Võ Quốc
20
Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải
Challenger: Trần Hồ Nhựt Linh
Theme ingredient(s): Tuna
Iron Chef 44.6
Challenger 47.4
Miss Kim Oanh
21
Iron Chef: David Thái
Challenger: Trương Thu Liễu
Theme ingredient(s): Durian
Iron Chef 48.4
Challenger 42.8
Lê Hoàng
22
Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da
Challenger: Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng
Theme ingredient(s): Acipenser
Iron Chef 51.6
Challenger 38.8
Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương
23
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: Võ Thanh Long
Theme ingredient(s): Ninh Thuan goat
Iron Chef 48.6
Challenger 43.6
Lê Hoàng
24
Iron Chef: David Thai
Challenger: Hà Hải Đoàn
Theme ingredient(s): Basa fish
Iron Chef 52.8
Challenger 40.8
Nhật Hạ
25
Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải
Challenger: Nguyễn Thanh Sơn
Theme ingredient(s): Scallop,
Iron Chef 43.6
Challenger 39.9
Food critics Võ Quốc
26
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: Ngô Hoàng Tú
Theme ingredient(s): Cochin
Iron Chef 55.0
Challenger 34.0
Giáng My
27
Iron Chef: Vincent Tan
Challenger: Panumas Chaisalee
Theme ingredient(s): Sea crab
tied at 50.7
both declared winner
Giáng My

Season 2: 2013

width=10%Episode
(Date)
width=45%Detailswidth=25%Result (score)width=20%Guest judge(s)
1
Iron Chef: Lê Xuân Tâm
Challenger: Phan Văn Tĩnh
Theme ingredient(s):
Iron Chef 243.4
Challenger 202
2
Iron Chef: Nguyễn Vǎn Tú
Challenger: Gilbert Saez
Theme ingredient(s):
Iron Chef 220.1
Challenger 203
3
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 Sanh
4
Iron Chef: Micheal Bảo Huýnh
Challenger: Bailey Camilla
Theme ingredient(s): Potato
Iron Chef 188.2
Challenger 229.2
Chef David Thái
Dúóng Khái
5
Iron Chef: Sakal Phoeung
Challenger: Phạm Văn Trang
Theme ingredient(s): Vegetables
Iron Chef 234.5
Challenger 210.6

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://vovgiaothong.vn/the-thao-giai-tri-du-lich/giai-tri/2012/03/game-show-sieu-dau-bep-viet-nam-chinh-thuc-ra-mat/ "Game show 'Siêu đầu bếp Việt Nam' chính thức ra mắt"
  2. http://baodatviet.vn/Home/vanhoa/Sieu-dau-bep-den-Viet-Nam/20123/198265.datviet "Siêu đầu bếp đến Việt Nam"
  3. Web site: Tin Tức Online, Tin Tức 24h Mới Nhất Trong Ngày Hôm Nay .
  4. Web site: Welcome to nginx . 2012-04-07 . https://archive.today/20120716230817/http://showbiz.xzone.vn/showbiz/96/273/69003/Giang-My-lan-dau-thu-ghe-nong-.html . 2012-07-16 . dead .
  5. http://tuoitre.vn/Van-hoa-Giai-tri/487475/Yan-%E2%80%9Ccha%CC%81m-die%CC%89m%E2%80%9D-da%CC%80u-be%CC%81p-Vie%CC%A3t.html "Yan 'chấm điểm' đầu bếp Việt"