In the end, one is pronounced winner by a panel of judges. The fun doesn't stop there though. There is a constant running commentary on what exactly is going on at the time. The best part is, the entire thing is filmed in Japan, with Japanese contestants and reporters. This obviously means that everything is in Japanese.
Many people ignore the cooking part entirely to listen to the poorly done voice-overs.
They contain speech so badly written and dubbed that I swear that it's the cause of racial antagonism in the younger generation. Where would we be without Styx, one of the most irritating bands to come out of one the worst periods in the history of music. Certainly my friends can't, because I sing them all the time. The irritation factor is enormous, turning an otherwise horrendous activity into hours of fun. The only downside is you would actually have to listen to the songs in order to learn them, because no sane person has memorized even the smallest portion of their songs.