Gordon Ramsay is a cook, athlete, adventurer, and world-traveller.
In each of these activities there is infinite room for various pleasures, and there are
some guilty pleasures that Gordon Ramsay cannot stop himself from indulging in.
Devouring A Duck’s Fetus
We have seen Gordon all around the world on The Great Escape , and most trips include
him eating something that was bizarre, to say the least.
He has eaten everything from tarantulas to ant eggs.
This one beats them all.
On his trip to Cambodia, the same in which he ate the tarantula, Gordon ate a duck's
fetus.
That's right.
Gordon opened a duck's egg, dug out its 20-day old unborn baby and swallowed it.
At first he was hesitant, of course, but after eating it, he actually enjoyed that duck fetus.
There is another pleasure involved in this too.
According to Gordon's guide, duck fetuses enhance a man's sex life.
Whether it does enhance your sex life or not, and even if it is delicious, the fact remains
that this is a fetus.
This could very well be Gordon's guiltiest pleasure.
Eating Stuffed Frogs
Another exotic but somewhat cold-hearted meal that Gordon found his ultimate pleasure in
was stuffed frogs.
It was on the same trip to Cambodia where he ate the duck fetus, but we probably know
by now how Gordon is up for tasting any kind of food no matter how weird it sounds or looks.
During the night, Gordon and some of his Cambodian companions went on a frog hunt by the river,
and after catching a few decently-sized frogs, they headed back to the shack for the grill.
First, they killed the frogs, gutted them then prepared the stuffing.
Using minced pork meat mixed with a traditional Cambodian spice paste called Kroeung, they
stuffed the frogs before putting them on the grill.
In a small supper gathering, Gordon got to taste his first serving of stuffed frogs,
and he just sounded amazed by the taste.
Fresh Eels In Breadcrumbs
For most of us who haven't tried them before, eels are probably attributed in our heads
with slime or ugly jelly.
Gordon doesn't like that.
Eels are not that popular in Britain, and Gordon loves them so much that he wanted to
change this.
He not only finds them delicious, he even thinks they are part of an abandoned heritage.
In one of his episodes on The F Word , Gordon met with the only commercial eel fisherman
left in order to see how eels are found.
He then cooked a test sample for people to try, and his eels in breadcrumbs recipe looks
good enough to change our minds about eels.
It certainly impressed the people who tasted it.
By the way, eels are considered a fine delicacy in the Netherlands, and that is what Gordon
wants to make them in Britain and the US.
Making Tripe Great Again
Many young people might think tripe is gross alien like flesh extracted from the cattle’
stomachs, and they're absolutely right.
But this weird looking meat is actually a traditional delicacy in Britain.
Old people seem to love it, and so does master chef Gordon Ramsay.
When Gordon visited a butcher, he got to meet a bunch of 60+ year old people who shared
his tripe indulgence.
He actually met people who ate tripe raw with only some sauce on the top or even just salt
and vinegar.
There was an old man that was buying the tripe to eat it as a snack!
Gordon didn't like the fact that only old people were enjoying tripe, so he used one
of his magic recipes to add some modern spirit to this strange piece of meat.
He then got a line of young boys to taste it and apparently his recipe was a hit with
them.
Roasting People
This one is not a surprise for anybody.
If there are two things that define Gordon Ramsay, they are extraordinary cooking skills
and a foul mouth.
Serve Gordon bad food and you will get roasted.
Keep your restaurant a dirty mess and you will get roasted.
Just hang out with Gordon and you will have some curse words coming at you.
Roasts are so iconic of Gordon that some of his fans would pay money to have them roast
them.
As a matter of fact, one of Gordon's campaigns called Ramsay's Great British Roast included
interactive street posters where Gordon made a live appearance and kept roasting random
people on the streets of Brighton who he watched through cameras pinned to the posters.
He roasted them for their looks, and most importantly, for whatever food they carried
around that he found subpar or just outright disgusting.
The people weren’t even upset about it.
Gordon’s roasts are probably even more popular than his food.
Gordon loses his mind over some caviar
There are very few things that can please Gordon like a nice serving of caviar.
He once flew to Spain to visit a caviar farm over there, and you can rarely see Gordon
in such an ecstatic mood.
When he and his guide came out with the fish that they caught and went to have the caviar
extracted from it, Gordon could not contain his amazement.
He took the caviar right out of the fish's belly and ate it.
His mind was blown by the amount of caviar they found inside one fish, which was worth
around 10,000 pounds.
After having it processed, Gordon took his can of caviar and split with a wide smile.
He then made a lobster dish with a side of potato salad with that exquisite caviar he
brought with him from Spain.
He called it the perfect dish for the last supper and it certainly looked like it.
Beasting it up
It's a given that Gordon Ramsay looks pretty good for his age.
A man over 50 who is that buff is an almost rare find.
If we consider the fact that he is a chef who is surrounded 24/7 with all types of mouthwatering
food including his own, his ability to maintain such a physique becomes more and more impressive.
That physique does not come easily, though.
One of the things in which Gordon completely loses himself in is sports.
For one, he has run the London marathon more than once, and has entered into triathlon
competitions.
That is, of course, besides his normal workout routine.
That makes him capable of eating well while maintaining good health and staying in good
shape.
When he appeared on The Jimmy Kimmel Show , Kimmel was intimidated by his hand shake!
Not only are sports an essential part of Gordon's life, he even makes sure that his wife and
children are athletic as well.
Exploring the world
We have seen Gordon in many countries all over the globe.
Travelling is actually an essential part of Gordon's life.
Beyond the obvious reasons why travelling might be appealing, like expanding one's experiences
and knowledge of the world, getting in touch with various cultures, and so on, travelling
has had a magnificent effect on Gordon's career.
He says that his first trip to Paris completely changed his idea about his cooking skills
because it made him realize how much he did not know about food.
Gordon has been pretty fond of featuring different cuisines from around the world, and on his
travel show, The Great Escape, he has taken us with him on trips to many countries to
let us see their cuisine and the methods they use in cooking.
He's been to different corners of the globe, from Finland to Spain to Cambodia, and from
every journey he comes back with more and more to add to his magic in the kitchen.
The “Wake up, you donkey” cocktail
It's hard to be such a master of taste like Gordon is and not have cocktails on your list
of guilty pleasures.
When he appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , the master chef had a glass
of his favourite cocktail with his host.
It included tequila, cider, smoked elderflower, and fresh honey.
If you think that it's a fancy drink, wait till you hear its name.
That magnificent cocktail is called "Wake up, you donkey," and it is served at the Gordon
Ramsay Pub & Grill in Atlantic City.
Gordon is definitely a bit nit picky when it comes to food, and we don't think he's
any different with drinks.
That must be one hell of a drink to have won Gordon's heart like that.
Gordon loves his Ferrari collection
Gordon is an absolute Ferrari maniac.
If you follow Gordon on social media, you probably know how insane he is about his two-strong
LaFerrari collection.
He first had his coupe LaFerrari, then in late 2016 he got his new LaFerrari, this time
a convertible Aperta, one of only 499 units to be sold of this model.
Gordon has pledged to add a new Ferrari to his collection with every coming Michelin
star he receives.
Gordon is no conservative driver either.
He has worked his tricks on America's radars by wrapping his license plates in cling film
in order to reflect the flash from the radar's cameras, so instead of doing the 70mph speed
limit on Los Angeles highways, he can enjoy his car's stunning speed that is triple that
limit.
Although he's a 51 year old father, when it comes to his Ferraris Gordon still has the
spirit of a child.
He's so protective of them, yet looks for any chance to show them off.
He is a real Disney enthusiast
Maybe one would not guess it from his rough nature and his dead seriousness, but Gordon
is actually a real enthusiast of Disney movies.
In a Reddit: Ask Me Anything thread that Gordon started a couple of years ago, he was asked
which Disney movie was his favourite, and he chose Ratatouille . This is not the only
Disney chef that Gordon loves, - he has voiced a couple of animated chef characters himself.
He played a chef on an episode of Phineas and Ferb , has challenged the Swedish Chef
on the Food Fight “ Muppisode”, and he voices chef Oxley on Mickey and the Roadster
Racers which has just recently started airing.
Chef Oxley is actually modeled after Gordon himself.
With blonde hair similar to Gordon's, Chef Oxley goes to restaurants to give them a shake
up and help their crews to get things in order.
To suit the show's young audience, though, chef Oxley does so without Gordon's iconic
cursing.
Scrambled eggs throughout the day
Eggs are one of the things that Gordon has made over and over on his shows.
Burgers, steaks and eggs, have had perhaps the most frequent appearances with Gordon.
He particularly loves his eggs scrambled.
In the same Reddit: Ask Me Anything thread, Gordon was asked about how he liked his eggs,
and his answer was... scrambled.
He thinks scrambled eggs are a meal that fits into any slot in the day.
One can eat them at breakfast, in the afternoon, as a 5 pm snack, or in the evening.
He also finds scrambled eggs to be a perfect weekend breakfast, and with the way he makes
them, they definitely are the perfect breakfast.
Although they are a simple and time efficient meal, Gordon still thinks scrambled eggs are
something of an art.
He definitely manages to make a fine dish out of the simplest types of food, and scrambled
eggs are no exception.
Social Media Presence
Gordon Ramsay's social media presence is powerful.
If you are a fan of the masteryou can get to know all about his life, family, cars and
his global adventures.
Gordon posts regularly on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and, of course, YouTube where all
of his professional content is posted.
A huge part of Gordon's roasts occur via Twitter in particular, where Gordon hunts down inferior
chefs and hecklers with his typical intimidating, witty attitude.
It is not all roasts and insults though.
Via Twitter, Gordon opens the door for questions and ideas from his fans where he does take
these messages seriously and tries to answer them.
If you are going to holler at Gordon via social media, know that you might be up for your
fair share of mockery.
Occasional Fast Food Indulgences
It might shock many people to hearGordon is a real fan of fast food.mind that he clearly
distinguishesjunk.
Gordon is a chef after all, and there is maybe nothing more appalling to a chef than grease
infested junk food.
Gordon has some pretty tough standards if he is going to eat fast food.
He is disgusted by McDonald’s, for example.
There are pizzas that he might enjoy, and he apparently loves In N' Out burgers where
he finds the meat to be delicious and he's delighted by the fact that the fries are hand
cut right in front of you.
Although he has his occasional fast food indulgences, Gordon is still strict about maintaining his
physique, and even his family's physique.
He allows his kids some fast food, but it's only once every few weeks and the poor kids
have to go out for a run before school if they'll be having some during the day.
It's not a surprise to anyone that Gordon is such a harsh parent, though.
Hunting down his own food
As we've seen, Gordon has been to so many places, and in each of the countries he visited,
there were one or more animals that are not traditionally eaten in the west and which
Gordon wanted to give a try and many times he had to find them himself.
While in Cambodia, Gordon went down to the river to hunt the frogs that he ate, but that
wasn't the only time he went to capture the prey.
While in Iceland, Gordon went on a hunt for puffins, which are cute bulky Icelandic birds
that apparently make for good food.
We have seen him hunting for Burmese pythons in Florida, casually going on a Lionfish hunt
and he went hand-diving for scallops while in Britain.
Gordon's adventures hunting for food are just as exciting as his Kitchen Nightmares visits
and his normal journeys around the world.
GR just knows how to keep the action coming.
We bet you were flabbergasted by some of these insane guilty pleasure.
At least we were!
What are some of your guilty pleasures?
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