''Iron Chef Vietnam'' (

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: ''Siêu Đầu Bếp Việt Nam'') is a Vietnamese

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based on the Japanese show ''

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'', as well as its American adaptation '' Iron Chef America'' and ''

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''. The program is a sort of culinary

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, 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

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mainly to rival to MasterChef Vietnam currently in pre-production. The show is produced mainly by TV Plus with support of

. It is initially scheduled to premiere on Sunday April 22, 2012 at 11:00AM slot on

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, but delayed to May 6 at the same slot. Expectedly,

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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

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s. 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.

(from

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), 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

Season 2

Results

Season 1: 2012

Season 2: 2013

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

List of television programmes broadcast by Vietnam Television (VTV) This is a list of television programs that have been and are being broadcast by Vietnam Television, divided by different genres, with programs (subsections, special titles or subprograms) currently being broadcast are bold, the rest are in lowerc ...

The official site of Iron Chef Vietnam

Iron Chef Vietnam on Facebook page

The official channel of Iron Chef Vietnam on ZingTV
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