Iron Chef Thailand
On January 25, 2012, the first episode of Iron Chef Thailand broadcast on BBTV channel 7. The chairman is Mr. Santi Sawatwimol. In this version of Iron Chef, there are four Iron Chefs: Chumpol Chaengprai (Thai cuisine); Boontham Pakpo (Japanese cuisine); Pongtawat "Ian" Chareomkittichai (Western cuisine); and Chaitep "Mr. Lee" Phatapornphaisarn (Chinese cuisine). The program is hosted by Chakrit Yamnarn and the field reporter is DJ Pong (Nattapong Taengkasem). The format is different, in that in the first half of the program, there are three challengers who compete with each other to find out who is the best one. The winner will compete against the Iron Chef on the second half of the program which this format use for only 3 episode.
On February 22, 2012 the format of Iron Chef Thailand has been changed to: the first 30 minutes of the program is where the Challenger Chef will present his/her "Signature Dish with a Special Ingredient" to the guests. Then follow by the actual "Iron Chef Battle" similarly to Iron Chef Japan where the host will ask the Challenger Chef to select the Iron Chef he/she want to challenge. After the Challenger Chef has selected the Iron Chef; the Chairman will reveal the "Secret Ingredient" and once the Chairman says "Allez Cuisine" the battle is begins. The battle time is 60 minutes where they will need to complete at least 4 menus. The order in which Chefs present to the Judges will be determined by a coin toss conducted by the Host. The last 30 minutes of the program will be "Cooking with Iron Chef" this is where guests learn how to cook from the Iron Chef and win the "Best Student" at the end of the program.
On May 9, 2012 Chaitep Phatapornphaisarn resigned from Iron Chef Chinese cuisine and insteaded by Hing Chung Lai (Peter Lai).
On June 27, 2012 "Signature Dish with a Special Ingredient" became Signature Dish with Special Tests Challenger by variety choice
On December 5, 2012 Three new Iron Chefs have been appointed. They are: Thanarak "Pom" Chuto (Contemporary Chinese); Thanunya "Gai" Wilkinson (Dessert) and Thanintorn "Noom" Chantharawan (Modern Cuisine ; Italian Twist).
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