Gordon Ramsay Will Eat Almost Anything - But There's One Thing He Refuses - Tasting Table

"Being a chef, the first thing that I set out to do was to make sure that I almost got to taste every ingredient anywhere in the world. I wanted to learn so much about ingredients that I'd never know what NOT to do with an ingredient. So I'm an open book. Whether it's a beating cobra heart from a snake in Cambodia, or a deep-fried tarantula, or a Beef Wellington, I'll eat absolutely anything."

"Gordon Ramsay has been judging food for a long time. As a celebrity chef and a TV judge on multiple cooking shows, including "MasterChef USA," he's been able to taste a lot of food over the course of his celebrated career. Much of it is great but sometimes, Ramsay is forced to taste something that he'd probably rather steer clear of."

Gordon Ramsay has judged food for decades as a celebrity chef and TV judge on shows including MasterChef USA. He has tasted a wide range of ingredients worldwide to learn proper treatments, including unusual items like beating cobra hearts, deep-fried tarantulas, and classic Beef Wellington. Ramsay adopts an 'open book' approach and will try almost anything at least once to understand ingredients. Ethical concerns or bad execution can make him avoid certain foods. Ramsay refuses overcooked food and cites overcooked Brussels sprouts as particularly foul smelling. He also described his experience with deep-fried turkey as "f**king disgusting."

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