Chen Kenichi (陳建一, born January 5, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan), whose name is often romanized Chin Kenichi in Japanese sources, is a chef best known for his role as the Iron Chef Chinese on the television series Iron Chef. He wears a yellow outfit and holds a cleaver in his introduction. He is the only Iron Chef to have held his position throughout the life of the show. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai Iron Chef is a Japanese television program produced by FujiTV. The original Japanese title is Ironmen of Cooking ). It began airing on October 10, 1993 as a half-hour show, and after 23 episodes was expanded to a one-hour format. ...

Chen is the son of Chen Kenmin, who is regarded as the father of Sichuan cuisine in Japan. His special dish, "Prawns in Chilli Sauce", is an adaptation of a dish that his father had introduced to Japan. As a result, Chen is often compared to his father on the series, with some saying that Iron Chef helped the son exceed the skills of the father. Chen Kenmin is the father of Chen Kenichi (who appears on the television show Iron Chef). ... Sichuan Cuisine or Szechuan Cuisine (川菜, pinyin: chuān cài), originating in the Sichuan province of western China, has an international reputation for being spicy and flavorful. ... Superfamilies Panaeoidea Aristeidae Benthesicymidae Penaeidae Sicyoniidae Solenoceridae Sergestoidea Luciferidae Sergestidae Prawns are edible, shrimp-like crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. ...

Chen originally accepted his position on Iron Chef out of the need for a challenge, although the format of the show had intrigued him. Despite the fact that he is the longest-serving Iron Chef, having been an Iron Chef for the series' six-year run, Chen had on several occasions considered leaving his position (among his reasons was the desire to tend to his restaurants, which had become booked every night since the show's beginning). Ultimately, it was fellow Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai who convinced Chen to stay, with their agreement that should one leave the show, so would the other. Hiroyuki Sakai (Sakai Hiroyuki; 坂井 宏行) (born April 2, 1942 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a well-known Japanese chef who specializes in French cuisine. ...

Because of his long tenure, Chen has fought more battles than any of the other Iron Chefs, a whopping 92 battles. He won 67, lost 22, and tied 3. Among one of his more memorable matches was one with challenger Dominique Corby of the Tour d'Argent, where, after the main battle was fought to a tie, the overtime battle also resulted in a tie - the only time that such an outcome happened in the series; Chairman Kaga, the show's host, then decreed that both contestants were the winners. La Tour dArgent (The Silver Tower) is a restaurant in Paris, France over 400 years old. ... Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀 丈史) is a well known stage and movie Japan, and is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV. His birth name is Shigekatsu Katsuda. ...

Outside of Iron Chef, Chen also runs the Shisen Hanten group of restaurants found in Akasaka, Ikebukuro, Roppongi, Tokushima, Kure (Hiroshima Prefecture), Matsuyama and Hakata. Akasaka (赤坂町; -cho) is a town located in Akaiwa District, Okayama, Japan. ... Ikebukuro Ikebukuro at night Ikebukuro at night Ikebukuro (池袋), a part of Toshima ward, is a large commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo, Japan. ... Roppongi Hills Roppongi (六本木) is a district of Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan, chiefly known for its nightlife and the presence of Western tourists and expatriates, although the vast majority of visitors are Japanese. ... Tokushima (徳島市; -shi) is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan. ... Kure can refer to: Kure, Hiroshima (呉), a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan Kure Atoll Kure Beach Kure, Turkey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Hiroshima City Hall Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba Address 〒730-8586 Hiroshima-shi, Naka-ku, Kokutaiji 1-6-34 Phone number 082-245-2111 Official website: Hiroshima City , // The city of Hiroshima ) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of... The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect; consequentally, like that word, is its applied in English in relation to actual Prefects, whose title is just that (or the forms it takes in other, especially Romance, languages), in the broadest sense in... See Matsuyama (disambiguation) for other places having a name Matsuyama. ... Hakata (博多区; -ku) is a ward in Fukuoka, Japan with a population of 176,585. ...

Despite his excellent record on the show, Mr. Chen appeared endearingly surprised and relieved at victory. He was also remarkable for his frequent tasting of food, frequently dipping his ladle into steaming concoctions for tastings - only to place the same ladle back in the food. The commentators to the show referred to this practice in humor as Chen's 'eating.'

External links

• Iron Chef Battle Database (in English)