Chuka ichiban

Season 1 Episode 2: A Mystery Mapo Tofu

May 04, 1997NR23m7.4

In the on-on-one cooking match Mao easily defeats Shouan. Shouan, shamed that he was beaten by a little boy, runs away from the restraunt. General Lee congratualtes Mao on his smart thinking in his cooking of 'Ma Por' tofu. Instead of using beef, Mao substituted it with beans. This gave the lovely taste General Lee remembered when he was just a soldier at war and there was no beef becasue all the cows had died. General Lee, seeing Mao's talent orders him to go to Guangzhou and...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 2 A Mystery Mapo Tofu

2. A Mystery Mapo Tofu

Aired: May 4, 1997

In the on-on-one cooking match Mao easily defeats Shouan. Shouan, shamed that...

Episode 3 Super Chef

3. Super Chef

Aired: May 11, 1997

Mao arrives at Guangzhou and goes to the Yang Spring Restraunt. At first he i...

Episode 4 Merciless Rules

4. Merciless Rules

Aired: May 18, 1997

Sanche, also a young chef in Yang's Spring Restraunt, becomes jealous of Mao'...

Episode 5 Destroy Old Tradition

5. Destroy Old Tradition

Aired: May 25, 1997

Mao, Sanche and Meili open up a store to attract customers away from Yang's S...

Episode 6 Dumpling Brothers

6. Dumpling Brothers

Aired: Jun 1, 1997

The annual Guangzhou dumpling festival is nearing, and this year Yang's Sprin...

Episode 8 The Final Battle

8. The Final Battle

Aired: Jun 15, 1997

At night, the stronger Dumpling Brother tries to sabotage Mao's indgredients ...

Episode 10 Incomparable Noodles

10. Incomparable Noodles

Aired: Jul 6, 1997

When Meili finally comes back with the ingredients, two people has already fi...

Episode 14 The Honorable Mark

14. The Honorable Mark

Aired: Aug 17, 1997

The scores are announced, and Han believes that he had won. However the judge...

Episode 15 Fake Super Chef?

15. Fake Super Chef?

Aired: Aug 24, 1997

Mao and Meili travel to Wunam province in China and along the way meet a boy ...

Episode 16 The Beauty Trap

16. The Beauty Trap

Aired: Aug 31, 1997

Mao and his friends go to Wu Nam province to seek new Chinese cuisines. They ...

Episode 19 Galaxy Noodles

19. Galaxy Noodles

Aired: Oct 26, 1997

Mao, Meili and Shilou are eating in a restaurant, but when they were about to...

Episode 26 The Strongest Ace

26. The Strongest Ace

Aired: Jan 18, 1998

The third round starts, and it will be a cooking in a pot. Mao has a choice o...

Episode 28 Wilderness Cooking

28. Wilderness Cooking

Aired: Jan 25, 1998

Yosen Shuka was closed and the employees of the restaurant had a picnic and a...

Episode 31 China within a Fish

31. China within a Fish

Aired: Mar 1, 1998

The gong sounded and both chefs are finished. The chiefs of Guangzhou cooking...

Episode 40 A Chef's Destiny

40. A Chef's Destiny

Aired: May 31, 1998

Finally, Leon decides to come clean. Leon had killed the blacksmith that made...

Episode 46 Shell's Rescue

46. Shell's Rescue

Aired: Aug 2, 1998

Now they have gotten the Coiled Dragon Pot, Mao used the pot to cooked Pai’s ...


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Info about Chuka ichiban

Current Status: Ended

Network: MBS

Production Country: Japan

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Animation, Action