by Diane Zee
Member since: April 1, 2011
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July 25, 2011
Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape is a welcome change after watching Gordon Ramsay on his various programs where he trains new chefs and helps failing businesses. Fans get to see him in unfamiliar settings around the world. He is no longer in charge but continues to use his famous expletives.
In this episode from Cambodia, fans got to see him eat balut, a fertilized duck egg containing an embryo that is boiled while alive seventeen days after being laid. Next, his Cambodian friends taught him how to hunt for tarantulas. When dug from their underground nests, they are handled very carefully making sure to keep the head from turning. They are then defanged and taken back to the village where they are boiled in salted water and then fried in hot oil. They are a favorite snack of Cambodians who were forced to find food sources during the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979, under the notorious leader Pol Pot. So in addition to learning about the strange eating habits of the world, Gordon and his fans get a history lesson. His description of the experience does not make one's mouth water for this "delicacy."
His next trip was to Tonle Sap Lake where he joined a night hunting party in search of frogs that are then skinned, their meat trimmed and chopped, then mixed with pork and spices, and then stuffed back into the skin and grilled. Gordon likes the taste, and his hosts are happy to serve him.
The next day, he attends a cooking school for street kids where he learns how to make traditional Cambodian dishes. His task includes cooking for a Cambodian royal family, where he better get it right. So he travels by helicopter to a remote village called Pu Pol. He meets a local guide to take him to a wedding feast there. Upon his arrival, he is greeted with rice wine that nearly knocks him off his feet, much to the delight of the villagers.
He sees the rituals of the villagers which include; killing the prized buffalo by the bride's father and securing honey from giant beehives in high trees. Gordon does not hesitate to show the villagers a few tricks of his own, especially how to cook the freshly killed buffalo.
On his way back to cook for a Cambodian royal family, Gordon has a hand-picked sous chef from the cooking school, a former street kid who is now the school's prize pupil. They will be cooking side-by-side with a famous Cambodian chef who has always cooked Cambodian food. In the end, the royal family is very pleased with Gordon's cooking, especially with a honey and rice dessert that he acquired from the remote villagers from the wedding reception, making Gordon's Great Escape a very enjoyable one.
entertainment.gather.com
July 25, 2011
Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape is a welcome change after watching Gordon Ramsay on his various programs where he trains new chefs and helps failing businesses. Fans get to see him in unfamiliar settings around the world. He is no longer in charge but continues to use his famous expletives.
In this episode from Cambodia, fans got to see him eat balut, a fertilized duck egg containing an embryo that is boiled while alive seventeen days after being laid. Next, his Cambodian friends taught him how to hunt for tarantulas. When dug from their underground nests, they are handled very carefully making sure to keep the head from turning. They are then defanged and taken back to the village where they are boiled in salted water and then fried in hot oil. They are a favorite snack of Cambodians who were forced to find food sources during the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979, under the notorious leader Pol Pot. So in addition to learning about the strange eating habits of the world, Gordon and his fans get a history lesson. His description of the experience does not make one's mouth water for this "delicacy."
His next trip was to Tonle Sap Lake where he joined a night hunting party in search of frogs that are then skinned, their meat trimmed and chopped, then mixed with pork and spices, and then stuffed back into the skin and grilled. Gordon likes the taste, and his hosts are happy to serve him.
The next day, he attends a cooking school for street kids where he learns how to make traditional Cambodian dishes. His task includes cooking for a Cambodian royal family, where he better get it right. So he travels by helicopter to a remote village called Pu Pol. He meets a local guide to take him to a wedding feast there. Upon his arrival, he is greeted with rice wine that nearly knocks him off his feet, much to the delight of the villagers.
He sees the rituals of the villagers which include; killing the prized buffalo by the bride's father and securing honey from giant beehives in high trees. Gordon does not hesitate to show the villagers a few tricks of his own, especially how to cook the freshly killed buffalo.
On his way back to cook for a Cambodian royal family, Gordon has a hand-picked sous chef from the cooking school, a former street kid who is now the school's prize pupil. They will be cooking side-by-side with a famous Cambodian chef who has always cooked Cambodian food. In the end, the royal family is very pleased with Gordon's cooking, especially with a honey and rice dessert that he acquired from the remote villagers from the wedding reception, making Gordon's Great Escape a very enjoyable one.
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