In this 2014 interview with Scandinavian talkshow Skavlan, chef Gordon Ramsay talks about his view on vegetarianism (05.40). More Skavlan Twitter: / skavlantvshow Facebook: / skavlantalkshow Instagram: / skavlantvshow
oy! this is the only talk show I watch now, the rest are …. down the tubes sorry for silly pun. Gordon Ramsey came from nothing as most very successful driven men begin and he studied classic cuisine and is a master at his craft; of course he scoffs at vegans etc. I just loved the interview. The subsequent pseudo-wars concocted by the media between Jaimie Oliver and him were … stupid, most probably fake news, neither one has the time to count how many children each one has ….. think about that. I'm not supposed to add this but I am vegan and in compensation excessively admire both men's culinary art. (Ramsey would beg to differ on last word.)
@@0Scoops If you went vegetarian, (vague example) because you believe that the suffering of an animal is not worth just to pleasure humans, it doesn't count as an ideology?
@@kingpliar5537 And I actually had plans of turning vegetarian but that is not the subject. I was talking about not having a huge sense of self-importance just for being one.
most vegis see it as their god given duty to convert the world population to vegis (they know best the rest of us are neanderthals . Hitler by the way said the world of the future would be vegi ) we wear designed by nature to eat meat
@@damianchristie288 I disagree with you and also find your comparison to vegetarians/vegans with Hitler idiotic, even if he was a vegetarian. But, as I said, I couldn’t care less whether you personally chose to consume meat.
@@RushIndustries I find it's meat eaters that are the insufferable ones. Any shared meal or family gathering where my vegetarianism is observed seems to be the trigger for others in attendance to launch into unprovoked, endless justifications regarding their meat eating. It's quite bad enough having to watch them tearing a cooked chicken apart and banging on about their pets, as though the hypocracy of purporting to be an animal lover whilst eating them has never crossed their minds, without provoking an argument about it. I bite my tongue and reevaluate my estimation of them in my mind.
So I’m a vegetarian. I am only 13. The rest of my family eat meat. I made the decision to become vegetarian myself. I do not hold any hatrid or dislike towards people who eat meat. I am just a normal kid who doesn’t agree with the way animals get treated. I wish people would stop giving us horrible stereotypes like ‘we force our opinions on people and guilt trip them into not eating meat’ It’s not true. 80% of my friends do not even know I am vegetarian, as I never feel the need to talk about it. And I know there are vegetarians and vegans who do act annoying, and trust me it annoys me when I come across people like that, but there is no need to put a negative stereotype on everyone who follows a certain diet, it’s just cruel for all the normal veggies like me :(
Go back to eating meat. You aren't helping anything. Animals suffer more in the wild then on farms. On a farm they have medical care and never ending food. In the wild they get sick and suffer until death, not to mention they are prey for other animals...
I know all those stereotypes against vegetarians, like the need to tell everyone and that they are annoying because they hate everyone who eats meat. But jokes aside, most vegetarians don’t behave like that, and they deny meat because they want the world to become a better place. That sounds pretty selfless to me and I think it’s cruel to insult people like that. Although Ramsey is one of my fav chefs, he often tends to act a little childish (or „chefy“). My girlfriend of 3 years is vegetarian/vegan and she never tried to convince me to not eat meat, but she changed my point of view on what is going on in the world.
It's not that all vegetarians hate meat eaters, it's that the ones that do hate on them, shout the loudest, in other words, people like your girlfriend are behaving normally, but the ones thst don't, their whole personality is based on them being vegetarian. I don't think the people going the vegt. route are doing it for the selflessness, rather it's done to feel superior above the common man.
i agree, we all have freedoms, but i still dont buy the environmental reasoning, you could be vegan and waste a lot of electricity, buying into the fast fashion and etc. ppl panicking about climate change when there are literal children starving/suffering, dont those come on the list first? wasting tax payer dollars on inefficient unsustainable sources of electricity like wind and solar when we could be doing nuclear energy which is safer than the media made it out to believe.
@@harmitsapra true that, being vegetarian isnt selfless, you "chose" that route yourself and you most likely did it bc youfelt good, quite ironic. its like coming out as gay is "brave" (which doesnt benefit anyone else but yourself i.e. not selfless)and you get awarded, but the military personnel which put themselves in harms way for our safety doesnt despite actually being seen as brave and selfless.
You're absolutely making the world a better place by living less and less and more and more like a slave without any freedom.... is what they like you to believe. You're not making the world a better place. But oh well, I've also been there, my ex was veggi
I sometimes do that when I need to talk and think at the same time. The hosts weren't asking simple questions, and seems like Gordon was thinking and answering at the same time. chances are he wasn't even the questions before hand so had to think on his feet and answer
I could live as a vegetarian, for sure, but cravings deep inside do catch me of guard quite often for ribs and steak. If we could relicate that, I'd never die walking.
@@eliasmsv3156 You really think that's our problem with those fuckwit vegans? No! We hate vegans because they're constantly trying to push their ideology on us. So yeah, FUCK VEGANS!
@@jonjohnson2844 yeah he was born in Johnstone and moved down to England when he was 5. IMO it doesn't matter where you're born but where you've grown up.
You know there are some normal people who don't eat non-veg because their family doesn't. And when they grow up, they don't wanna eat it because they never have and it probably wont suit them? Yeah that's me.
@@alicodm5120 It's honestly a good thing in this case because the desire is cut off at an early age, so the conflict of the choice goes down dramatically.
He was unfair assumption that all vegetarians r like that he shoulda been more respectful to ppl who are vegetarians instead of generalising cuz obviously not everyone forced their dietary opinions to others
Just wondering if all human decide to go Vegan, what should we do with overpopulation of animals? If we decided to eat plants, doesn't that mean vegetables going to be in high demand? I respect people's choice, and for some vegans that said people are judging them...it just every vegans that I met (not all but some) always looked at me in disgust when I'm eating fish?? And then proceed to rudely tell me that I'm killing the earth, so it's kinda uncomfortable for me. P.S: I hope I'm not offending anyone
See, the whole population wont go vegan in a single day. As the demand for meat will go down the breeders would stop breeding more animals. Therefore its a gradual process. As for the second question cattles and pigs consume 17times more than humans. With all that extra food we can save starving children of africa. So if you really care about the demand of vegetables than quitting meat is the right choice. Btw i appreciate how you are nicely asking and not going on ranting and roasting good people like some pathetic people do.
I bet you are depressed boi can't tolerant for a jokes, vegetarian is not a humanity, if you talk about human, be a human with a freedom to eat, not to strict for a meat and then forced others to show respect.
you hate selfless people who care for animas and want to make the world a better place? just be honest n say you hate them cuz u feel guilty doing what youre doing.
He’s very disappointing. He raised several pigs with the intention of butchering them. He was careful to not name them and warned his children not to get attached to the pigs. Then he seemed to get attached when he pet them and told them how cute they were. He seemed to have an attack of conscience and agonized over having to send them to the butcher. But on that fateful day he drove the pigs to the butcher and killed them! Also, In a shark fin harvest video he watched with great disgust, he declared that it was the worst case of animal cruelty he’s ever seen. Then he goes ahead and eats shark fin soup!
@@michaelattia5155 I’m pointing out the glaring hypocrisy between his words and actions. Scathingly condemning an act ie. shark fin harvest and then in a sudden reversal sanctioning it ie eating shark fin soup.
Lol vegetarians don't get protein? What a load of shit and quite surprising coming from a chef of his caliber. I guess he has never heard of lentils, pulses, eggs, cheeses (vegetarians are not vegans) and tofu. French cuisine honestly is terribly incomplete. It heavily relies on meat, butter and cream to make it rich and delicious. This explains why a chef of French cuisine thinks vegetarians diet is protein deficient. Indian cuisine for example is quite rich in complete vegetarian diets. Also, we are at a point where we can afford to have supplement proteins if ever needed. We don't live in the 19th century anymore. Technology in even food has advanced to the point where we don't have to depend on meat for our daily protein intake. Just be honest and admit that you love the taste of meat. Its perfectly fine. But to say some bs about vegetarians lacking protein and starch in their diets is ridiculous. Starch is even more ridiculous since rice and potatoes have more starches than any meat.
@@MichaelM28 wow what an intellectual and well though out reply. I am not even a vegetarian btw. I eat meat because it's delicious. But to pretend that vegetarian cuisine is inherently faulty and people eat meat to get proteins is a load of shit and factually wrong. It doesn't matter if you have 3 stars from a tyre company or 300. Ramsey, as great of a French chef he is, is wrong here.
@@PurushNahiMahaPurush finally I found someone who actually has a brain in this comments section. Yeah I feel like some meat-eaters make up things like ‘you don’t get enough protein’ to cover up the fact that deep down they know eating meat is immoral 😂 Thanks for being a meat eater who has an open mind and knowledge about nutrition
@@PurushNahiMahaPurush thank you for this, I’ve always liked Gordon Ramsay but his comment on vegetarians not getting enough protein and starch was incorrect and quite a stupid thing to say and I was looking for a comment like yours. Thank you once again for being a educated person on nutrition in vegetarianism although you eat meat.
I don't eat meat but I don't tell other people what to eat or not eat. I don't eat meat cause I think what is done to those poor animals before slaughter is inhumane, cruel. Factory farming sucks, and I won't support it personally. People gotta make their own moral decisions though
Would you adopt this same, passive attitude if it were human babies that were being slaughtered and eaten? It seems logically inconsistent to acknowledge that great moral atrocities are being committed in factory farms, yet be indifferent about whether others demand the product of these atrocities. Akin to acknowledging that slavery is wrong, but its up to every individual slaveowner to make their own moral decision...
@@KuroYuki07 plants don't have a central nervous system aka a brain so they aren't exactly conscious sentient beings, that's why it's not fair to compare plants with animals because animals are sentient
The point is more about suffering than life in general. Plants, as far as we can tell, because of that lack of a brain/nervous system, are not aware and cannot suffer. Therefore not a problem to "kill" and eat. Animals most definitely do suffer. I've never understood why people cannot get that and keep bringing up this argument about plants being alive.
As a vegan I’m also allergic to people that disrespect vegetarians and vegans :) And then ‘vegans’ hate meat eaters and impose their diet to everyone, but he is saying he didn’t allow her children to go vegan. Who is imposing her diet ? I think he is.
He’s doing it because of the clear health deficiencies, it isn’t a surprise 84% of vegans and vegetarians stop going on their vegan ways after less than 1 year, not looking good if you want to ensure veganism lasts
@@pangolin1498 where do you find this percentage? 😂 please send me the link to the studio . This isn’t true , I’m not saying you to became vegan or vegetarian but please do a research and you’ll find that a vegan and vegetarian diet is healthy for All ages, and even better than and omnivore diet when you do it well.
@@zuzanna7329 www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/animals-and-us/201412/84-vegetarians-and-vegans-return-meat-why www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/most-vegetarians-lapse-after-only-year-180953565/ www.thehealthy.com/food/vegetarians-vegans-go-back-meat/ faunalytics.org/how-many-former-vegetarians-and-vegans-are-there/ www.sciencealert.com/new-study-reveals-84-of-vegetarians-return-to-meat www.healthline.com/health/i-started-eating-meat-after-being-vegan There seems to be a few articles that actually claim it’s true. I’m not saying it’s 100% true, but it has been circling around the internet for a while and I’m starting to believe it’s true, I’m not supporting any vegans to stop going with their vegan diets, not at all, in fact a lot of the articles seem to be outdated, some are 6 years old! And yes, a vegan diet as been proven to be more healthy, but I ain’t doing it until I will be judged by everyone for not being vegan because you know how vegans and vegetarians are treated. Oh yea, the last article happens to be quite important, if you don’t do it right with the plants, there will be consequences, the weeds don’t play nice with those who lack knowledge about the herbs and spices, and I am no nutritionist or anyone who looks at the label on what ever the hell the product contains for 3 min, usually, I see what they are selling, if it’s not too sugary and unhealthy, I take it lol, as long as it’s not something like “super crunchy candy with a sweet chocolate layer,” or ya know, the frozen fried food type of products
So disgusting to think about that in one part of the world people are starving to death and then other parts of the world people are feeding themselves to death. Makes me so angry.
Gordon should've stuck around a bit to see Norwegian eating habits. They are the most picky eaters eveeeer! No onion, no garlic, it is all yuck. Add a bit of spice it is too hot for them. Even no spice is too hot for them. Jesus, cooking for Norwegians is pain in the ass.
I don't like vegetarians either. Basically they are just horrible people. I always think of all those rainforests that are cut down to create fields to grow crops on. I think of those poor vegetables that are pulled out of the earth with force and that are chopped up or thrown into a pan alive. The idea of being overcooked... just awful. We need to stand up for them, because they don't have voice of their own.
And what about all those chickens, pigs, cows, and fish that are brutally murdered? You are telling me u have never eaten a vegetable in ur life? Meat eaters actually kill an animals life. Vegetable do not have the 7 characteristics of life, but animals do. Killing an animal is much more brutal than eating vegetables. Smh the logic in these ppl these days.
@@sandashaga538 It was just a joke... But since you responded. I would say that that animals and plants are both living organisms. The seven characteristics that you mention do also apply to plants. It just shows in a different way than with animals. So from that point of view, saying 'killing an animal is much more brutal than killing a plant' , you basically say that plants are lesser than other living organisms like humans and animals. Furthermore you talk about logics, but you responded to me by reading something into the comment I made. That's not logical either.
@@111thepassenger I didn’t read into the comment that u made, I remembered it from my years of school. I don’t need the internet to know the 7 characteristics of life. But ok u said it was a joke so I’ll take it as a joke. Gg.
@@111thepassenger I do agree with the first part of ur statement though. But, plants don’t have nerves, brains, or receive pain. While u can argue that it is brutal to kill a plant, it is far more brutal to kill an animal. Again I learnt this from biology in 9th grade, I try to apply what I learnt instead of looking directly off the internet.
I don't think so. Maybe he has said that, but he doesn't mean it. He lied because he did not want to loose money in his business. A typical human being.
@@bobshmyder9749 don’t say that you ignorant fool, that is a ridiculous stereotype. Most vegans are normal people who do not consume animal products because they disagree with the disgusting way animals are treated, which is a fair argument. You are one of those people who have probably met one vegan person who was annoying and now stereotyping everyone to be like that. It is the exact same as saying ‘all Muslims are terrorists’ it is completely untrue and a horrible thing to say. The reason you think all vegans are annoying and try to force their opinion on others, is because they are the only vegans you ever hear about. I bet loads of people you have met are vegan and you didn’t even know. So please think before you say things like that because it is a horrible false stereotype.
@@bendyalien Dude they literally said "I hate people who think", they are talking about the people who do it (vegan extremists), not the people who don't do it. (Normal vegans)
@@saturdaynightsalright8925 how is that bad, he became rich, and successful, and how is it possible he will hate on you because you are vegetarian, judging by your character, maybe he would hate you, your wish has been granted militant, heartless vegan lol
I’m vegetarian, but my parents are completely against it, I’m 14 years old and my mum thinks my brain isn’t developed enough to know what’s good for me... (I’m 14, not 4) Today my mum literally forced me to eat fish cakes, she shouted at me so much and told me that I was starving myslef🙄 she’s sooo delusional.
Yea your mom is correct. Ur brain isnt developed enough. You lose tons of nutrients by being vegetarian. Why dont you accept your moms critisim?? You surely know your mom cares about you the most
His Master Marco Pierre is the better cook He is too impulsive too his employees i wouldnt eat something from him sorry but my opinion and many others Star cooks say that about him👌👍😚
I can understand what he means, I think. I love cooking. I’m passionate about it. When I ate meat, meat was the focal point of the dish. When I ate meat, I too, was allergic to vegetarians and vegans, because preparing non meat meals was of no interest and did fall within the range of my passion for cooking. I didn’t want the challenge bc I had no interest in it.
@@palmtree2533 Tbh, some people might say that if you can't prepare a good vegetarian meal, you arguably lack versatility in the kitchen. I myself am more open minded.
Gordon Ramsay is so silly and annoying to say that. There's nothing wrong with vegetarianism and veganism. It's insulting to the vast amount of people worldwide who now follow these diets for health, religious, or ethical reasons. As a life-long vegetarian myself I don't go around bashing carnivores (it's their choice) and likewise I don't expect carnivores to attack or ridicule others for not being a carnivore.
@@InfernalDaze but they don't get sick, that's the point. Meat is linked to colon cancer, and there is no disease directly linked to a plant based diet. Most vegetarians are very healthy and living well.