Iron Wok Jan 16
Posted: December 17, 2008 Filed under: Iron Wok Jan 1 Comment »Okay, I’m definitely sick of the cooking competitions now. It’s sad for me that this one will likely last at least another two or three volumes, if not all five of the ones I just bought. I still really like this series… I like the idea of asshole Jan never being put in his place and just being better than everybody, and I love the great lengths that everyone goes to in order to crush his ego. I think this is a good idea no matter what series it appears in, but the novelty of having this happen amid Chinese Chefs is pretty funny. I just wish they did things more in the restaurant, or in their homes, or that something else would happen that wasn’t a televised cooking competition.
So. After nearly being disqualified last volume, Jan tops himself and nearly gets thrown out of the competition once again after destroying a stove, interfering with his competitor’s dishes, and setting off the sprinkler system while cooking. But of course his cooking once again overcomes his nasty personality, and of course he moves on. This was just a qualifying dish though, so the actual competition only just gets underway at the end of the volume.
The first dish is a Tofu dish. There’s an extra challenge this competition with “special” judges, which quite frankly don’t add that much novelty… but are at least a little amusing. The judging for Jan’s dish isn’t even complete by the end of the volume. I have no idea how many rounds this competition will last, but I am definitely not looking forward to next volume, which is likely just Kiriko and Celine’s dishes judged, some drama surrounding the other contestants, and then the preliminaries of the next round. I imagine this could go on for quite some time.
My patience is definitely wearing thin. I’ll stick with it in hopes of something different happening after this competition… but my hopes are not high.
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