Edited by author 04-26-2004 01:42 PM
That's what the article says, and I agree. The whole reason to watch the show is because it's so different from anything you'd see on American TV. The fun is in seeing crazy crap like the "rosanjin scholar" and the over-the-top dramatics of introducing the main ingredient. I'm more conversant in Japanese culture than the average guy in the street, but I still find it funny in a WTFBBQ sort of way.

And yeah, I saw the one where Bobby Flay stood on his cutting board (he did that twice, actually, once in the States and once in Japan). Morimoto wanted to filet the guy, and I don't blame him.