Ryukyu cuisine is the cuisine of Okinawa. In fact, an Okinawan has never been on the show before. Kaga hopes to pick the most qualified Okinawa chef to appear on the show.
Winter melon is a pale green squash-like vegetable.
A bold and unusual move. The challenger was quite a good chef and his dishes seemed to elicit mostly compliments from the judges. It was a close match with only one and two point differences between the chefs. All in all, a good match. It seems hard to judge this one without being able to eat any of the food.