| The judging panel consists of Kanoh, Kikuchi,
Akebono, Kishi, and Ishinabe. Five judges are used in the special
event to avoid a tie (thanks for 5 judge info Phil). |
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| Kobe's Four Flavor's Hors D'oeuvre. |
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| For some reason Akebono recieved a larger portion
in a soup tourine while the other received theirs in soup plates.
You can see the plate others used in the mini picture. I don't think
he minds the larger portion =) |
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| Although Chin's mabo tofu stole the limelight,
Kobe's roast was strong co-star. I didn't think pork could be this
tender and succulent. |
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| Kobe's roast impressed all the of the judges.
Akebono is once again highly delighted. |
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| To show how tender and succulent the roast is,
if you look at the pork as it presses on the pork, you can see how the
porks fibers give way under the slightest pressure. I'm sure one
could have easily cut this meat with a fork. |
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| Akebono is once again in heaven after tasting
the mabo tofu. |
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| The chef's congratualate each other after the
judgement is made. |
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| The decision is quite clear. 5-0.
Chin receives 3 perfects. I'ts not that Kobe is a bad chef, this
just shows that Chin is superior to Kobe. Kobe wasn't too shabby
with three 19's. |
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| The highlights were clearly Kobe's roast and
Chin's mabo tofu. All the judges were extremely impressed with both
the dishes... but the match is over and Chin advances and Kobe must retire. |
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