Chen Kenmin is the father of Chen Kenichi (who appears on the television show Iron Chef). Chen Kenmin is considered the father of Chinese Szechwan cooking in Japan. He introduced "Prawns in Chili Sauce" (Gongboxiaren) and "Mapo Tofu" to the island. Chen Kenichi (陳建一) (born 1956 in Tokyo, Japan) is the Iron Chef Chinese on the television series Iron Chef. ... Iron Chef is a Japanese television program made by FujiTV. The original Japanese title is Ryori no tetsujin (æçã®é人, Iron men of cookery). ... Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; pinyin: Sìchuān; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; non-standard transliteration: Szechwan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ...
Chen Kenichi (陳建一, born January 5, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan), whose name is often romanized Chin Kenichi in Japanese sources, is a Chinese chef best known for his role as the Iron Chef Chinese on the television series Iron Chef.
Chen is the son of ChenKenmin, who is regarded as the father of Sichuan cuisine in 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.