Gordon Ramsay’s Uncharted : A Culinary Adventure with 60 Recipes from Around the Globe

PACK YOUR BAGS and your taste buds to join me on the food adventure of
a lifetime, a dirt-under-your-fingernails quest to learn about the ingredients,
flavors, dishes, and cultures unique to different locations around the world.
In this book, you’ll journey with me to 21 destinations, unlocking the
secrets to each region’s cuisine—just as we do on the National Geographic
television series Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted.
Uncharted brings cuisine from around the world to viewers through a
chef’s eyes. Diving in from a hands-on perspective and experiencing it all
in person—whether I’m shoveling sheep manure to make an amazing
whisky or climbing rocks in Alaska to gather lichen for tea—allows me to
get a deeper understanding of a culture’s cuisine. For those watching at
home, I like to think the show gently picks you up and sticks you in my
rucksack. The audience is right there riding along with me.
Traveling to culinary regions around the world, I get an opportunity to
approach food from a beginner’s perspective, dropping my expectations and
seeing things with a fresh pair of eyes. I don’t overstudy before I get to a
new place; I want to go into every destination with an open mind. It makes
me slightly nervous—I don’t want to disappoint the chefs and experts. But
the best thing I can do is let go and let them lead, to get up to speed with
what they are showing and telling me. My job is to listen and absorb.
Really understanding the interconnected nature of ingredients and
culture is essential. Sharing these culinary traditions with viewers and
hearing they’ve learned something new or can’t wait to taste these dishes
for themselves—that’s what I’m going for. There’s no adventure like it. I
am grateful for the opportunity to put food back on the map with National
Geographic, where it deserves to be.