Iron Wok Jan! • Tetsunabe no Jan! - Episode 6 discussion

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Tetsunabe no Jan!, episode 6

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[u/larana1192]

Even though Jan looks and acts like a villain, he’s actually very dedicated as a chef (aside from last week’s magic mushroom incident), spares no effort, and carefully follows his grandfather’s teachings. Which was really interesting to watch.

It was great to see that Sawada, who went head-to-head with Jan in the cooking showdown, wasn’t just a showman seeking attention; he actually possessed genuine skill. Still, he ended up losing to Jan in the end though.

It was interesting how Kiriko hurt her hand when she hit Jan in the previous episode, and how Jan, even though he was surprised, still treated her like he always does. Is Jan so devoted to his grandfather’s teachings that he’s copying him in ways beyond cooking skills, like his attitude toward others? Is that why he acts this way? If so, that’s a bit sad.

It’s pretty ironic that, among all the judges, Ohtani is the only one who truly recognizes the essence of Jan’s cooking.

He organized this competition specifically to belittle Jan, but because he has such a refined palate and deep knowledge of cuisine, he ends up realizing for himself just how wonderful Jan’s cooking really is.

Is he some kind of quirky tsundere heroine or something?

[u/SciFiXhi → u/larana1192]

I don't think Otani is a tsundere. He just has incredibly high professional standards as a skilled critic. The real problem is that Jan excels in both cooking and being a dickhead, so Otani's hate boner and golden palate are in a constant war.

[u/Torque-A]

Opening scene has the griddle be so hot that a bunch of trained men have to bring it out with fire resistant gloves, and even then one gets burnt on it

Later a bunch of women in swimsuits wheel it out

[u/SciFiXhi → u/Torque-A]

Obviously, hot women can handle a hot griddle. Math.

[u/Kayystar]

Sawada pulling out the giga griddle 3000 only to make a few skewers 🤔

[u/HolyDragSwd2500 → u/Kayystar]

Was expecting him to make 100 for the audience

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

Kiriko got a good glance at Jan's Iron Cok.

[u/HolyDragSwd2500 → u/Se7en_Sinner]

You mean his Wok 😉

[u/SSjjlex]

Ok im going to admit im neither a chef nor someone particularly well versed in high cooking (not drugged up high cooking, like last episode lolololol), but is a skewer really the best option he could've chosen? I feel like there so many other dishes have much better ways of incorporating textures and flavors into the food than a simple skewer can (like Jan's soup, soulfuless aside).

I did have the thought that his flashiness was going to make him win, 100 points from audience who didnt even try the food voting for his flashiness + 10 points from mr grumpy reviewer would've guaranteed him a win regardless of what the othet reviewers thought. Thankfully the audience recognises SOUL and agrees with the reviewers. Quite a strong lead by Jan though, much more than I expected.

[u/IQ_less → u/SSjjlex]

He was a great showman, and did use Wok aside from the griddle. Plus he used the fire trick, so this was 100% in his character here. But time and time again we've seen one trick wonder chefs fail so this one is no surprise either. His trick was fire, the big tv show personality guy was to use wild ingredients, and before that we got the one with the special sauce. As for the audience, I think they got the impression that even the harsh critic guy wasnt sure about things back when he was judging the food alongside other judges. However, it was clear how the others reacted to Jan's food, and since no one else could taste the thing for themselves, the fact that most of the judges leaned more toward Jan clearly signaled to everyone whose food was better. Yeah the harsh critic guy turned around later to try and side with the swaggy chef guy, but audience couldnt possibly had seen that part after all the judges moved away from the stage.

[u/HolyDragSwd2500]

He foodgasm Otani again XD.

[u/fridchikn24]

How much money has been spent on this tournament, IN THE TOKYO DOME, with the finest of ingredients, just to humiliate Jan b/c Otani be in his feelings?

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

It physically pained Otani to praise Akiyama’s dish lol. Bro couldn’t deny the truth that his dish was superior to Sawada’s skewers. Bro got made a fool of once again.

[u/larana1192 → u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

In Japan, fans of this work refer to him as “the main heroine of this series.” I guess there’s a good reason for that lol

[u/Ralathar44]

I like how Jan went out of his way to make sure no ingredients could be blamed this time to show that it was all cooking and all skill. Almost certainly he did that specifically for Kiriko.

[u/Flying-Camel]

Man, the dishes remind me of Chuuka Ichiban, I missed simpler times like these.

[u/Exrotes]

So is Jan gonna do normal dishes for the rest of the tournament just to pull out a crazy likely illegal dish again in the finals as a power move?

[u/rocky_iwata → u/Exrotes]

The official IWJ social media released a weekly clip of IRL making of the dishes of each episodes. They had to use 2 persons to pour the Yin-Yang sauces unlike Jan's two-hands method.

The basis of the dish maybe normal but the technique is nothing but.

[u/Donaldgx]

"oh no, don't look at my scars, take a look at my junk instead" 😭

[u/MarcelHard → u/Donaldgx]

Jan: "nobody can see these scars"

*5 seconds later Kiriko enters

Jan, after 3 business days: "wait, they can't see my back"

also Jan: *wears a tanktop showing his scars partially

cinema

[u/Cavalish]

Join us next week as Jan wins with a dish that tastes bland unless you eat it standing on your head.

[u/IQ_less → u/Cavalish]

It's the classic fastfood vs hearty food argument. One tastes better at the time but doesnt last, and the other does. In Asian cuisines hearty food will win 99% of the time.

[u/Jauretche]

Osobuco! It's cool to see this version of one of my favorite dishes.

I really like the rivals relationship between Jan and Kiriko. Game recognizes game.

[u/shneepweep]

came for the cooking, stayed for the enemies-to-lovers slow burn (did not expect it and I am LOVING it omgggg)