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.

Iron Chef Vietnam
GenreCooking, Game show
Directed byNguyễn Nam[1]
Presented byBình Minh (host in season 1)
Chi Bảo (host in season 2)
StarringNguyên Khang (commentator)
Thanh Tùng (commentator)
JudgesPhan Tôn Tịnh Hải
Dương Huy Khải
ComposerMIDI
Country of originVietnam
Original languageVietnamese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes32
Production
Executive producerLê Hạnh
ProducersNguyễn Thanh Duyên
Nguyễn Kim Anh
Thúy Vy Victoria
Hoàng Công Cường
Lương Đức Anh
Production locationsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45 minutes (excluding commercials)
Production companiesVietnam Television
TVPlus
Original release
NetworkVTV3
ReleaseMay 6, 2012 (2012-05-06) –
September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
Related
The Next Iron Chef Vietnam

The show was put into production by the Vietnam Television mainly to rival to MasterChef Vietnam currently in pre-production.[when?] 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

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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

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Season 1

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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

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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

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Season 1: 2012

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Episode
(Date)
Details Result (score) Guest judge(s)
1
May 06, 2012
Iron Chef: Chef David Thái
Challenger: Fernando Olivares
Theme ingredient(s): Australian beef
Iron Chef   49
Challenger   45
Chef Martin Yan[5]
2
May 13, 2012
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: Đỗ Bá Thiện
Theme ingredient(s): Eel
Iron Chef   51.2
Challenger   47.1
Chef Martin Yan
3
May 20, 2012
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
May 27, 2012
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
June 03, 2012
Iron Chef: David Thái
Challenger: Trần Quang Hiền
Theme ingredient(s): Cobia
Iron Chef   49.6
Challenger   43.6
MC Thanh Bạch
6
June 10, 2012
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
June 17, 2012
Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da
Challenger: Donald Berger
Theme ingredient(s): Lobster
Iron Chef   47.6
Challenger   46.1
Chu Thị Hồng Anh
8
July 01, 2012
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
July 08, 2012
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: actress Kim Thư
Theme ingredient(s): Pork
Iron Chef   51.2
Challenger   46.8
Singer Nhật Hạ
10
July 15, 2012
Iron Chef: David Thái
Challenger: Nguyễn Văn Tú
Theme ingredient(s): Oyster
tied at 49.2
both declared winner
Food critics Võ Quốc
11
July 22, 2012
Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da
Challenger: Frédérique Phương Nguyên
Theme ingredient(s): Giant river prawn
Iron Chef   54
Challenger   39
Model Thúy Hạnh
12
July 29, 2012
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
August 05, 2012
Iron Chef: Yu Zhi Da
Challenger: Nguyễn Hoàng Phúc
Theme ingredient(s): Coconut
Iron Chef   49.3
Challenger   45
Miss Kim Oanh
14
August 12, 2012
Iron Chef: Nguyễn Minh Hải
Challenger: Phạm Văn Thực
Theme ingredient(s): Squid
Iron Chef   48.4
Challenger   38.0
Model Thúy Hạnh
15
August 19, 2012
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
August 26, 2012
Iron Chef: Vincent Tan
Challenger: Peter Lester
Theme ingredient(s): Norwegian salmon
tied at 54.4
both declared winner
Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương
17
September 02, 2012
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
September 09, 2012
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
September 16, 2012
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
September 23, 2012
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
September 30, 2012
Iron Chef: David Thái
Challenger: Trương Thu Liễu
Theme ingredient(s): Durian
Iron Chef   48.4
Challenger   42.8
Lê Hoàng
22
October 07, 2012
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
October 14, 2012
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
October 21, 2012
Iron Chef: David Thai
Challenger: Hà Hải Đoàn
Theme ingredient(s): Basa fish
Iron Chef   52.8
Challenger   40.8
Nhật Hạ
25
October 28, 2012
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
November 04, 2012
Iron Chef: Đỗ Quang Long
Challenger: Ngô Hoàng Tú
Theme ingredient(s): Cochin
Iron Chef   55.0
Challenger   34.0
Giáng My
27
November 11, 2012
Iron Chef: Vincent Tan
Challenger: Panumas Chaisalee
Theme ingredient(s): Sea crab
tied at 50.7
both declared winner
Giáng My

Season 2: 2013

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Episode
(Date)
Details Result (score) Guest judge(s)
1
March 17, 2013
Iron Chef: Lê Xuân Tâm
Challenger: Phan Văn Tĩnh
Theme ingredient(s):
Iron Chef   243.4
Challenger   202
2
March 24, 2013
Iron Chef: Nguyễn Vǎn Tú
Challenger: Gilbert Saez
Theme ingredient(s):
Iron Chef   220.1
Challenger   203
3
March 31, 2013
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
April 7, 2013
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
April 14, 2013
Iron Chef: Sakal Phoeung
Challenger: Phạm Văn Trang
Theme ingredient(s): Vegetables
Iron Chef   234.5
Challenger   210.6

The Next Iron Chef Vietnam

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Game show 'Siêu đầu bếp Việt Nam' chính thức ra mắt", VOV, by: Trịnh Đào, date: 2012-03-16.
  2. ^ "Siêu đầu bếp đến Việt Nam" Archived 2012-03-20 at archive.today, Báo Đất Việt, by: Kim Vân, date: 2012-03-16.
  3. ^ "Tin Tức Online, Tin Tức 24h Mới Nhất Trong Ngày Hôm Nay".
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  5. ^ "Yan 'chấm điểm' đầu bếp Việt", Tuổi Trẻ, by: Lê Vân, date: 2012-04-17.
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