Ep. 4: Dainichi President Kuroda's Fresh Fish Banquet Challenge at Karuizawa
Aired on November 7, 1988
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Dainichi Electronics President Kuroda hosts an annual banquet at his Karuizawa facility, serving sashimi from a tank-held white trevally. A guest claims the fish lacks freshness, prompting Yamaoka to agree and challenge Kuroda to a comparison using fresh stock. Yamaoka purchases a trevally, ensuring it is killed and bled immediately before packing it in ice. Both men prepare sashimi that evening. The guests unanimously prefer Yamaoka's dish, as he explains that fish caught directly from the ocean maintains superior health and condition compared to those kept alive in tanks for over a week.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Ohara announces the Ultimate Menu project, testing staff with a water and tofu challenge.
- Ep. 2 · Ohara seeks Kyogoku's approval for art section via a culinary challenge with his father.
- Ep. 3 · Yamaoka critiques Itayama's department store vegetables and helps him restore freshness.
- Ep. 4 · Dainichi President Kuroda's Fresh Fish Banquet Challenge at Karuizawa
- Ep. 5 · Hanakawa seeks a better broth recipe after police intervention
- Ep. 6 · Yamaoka seeks a rare phantom mackerel to impress Kaibara at Hatsuyama restaurant.
- Ep. 7 · Inspector Nakamatsu enlists Yamaoka to assist arrested chef Kinzo Ikada-ya
- Ep. 8 · Ohara seeks donations from miserly President Narisawa who demands a free meal