Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay publicly denounces the use of foams as garnishes, asserting they belong on a face rather than on a plate. He described foams as quickly collapsing, forming a scummy residue that resembles 'toxic scum on a stagnant pool' if not consumed immediately. Culinary foams are flavored, aerated liquids made with a whipping siphon using nitrous oxide and often require stabilizers to hold shape. Excess stabilizer or time can cause foams to deflate, pool, and make food soggy or coat plates with liquid. Some chefs have moved away from foams, but Ramsay remains strongly opposed.
From "Hell's Kitchen" to "MasterChef," Ramsay has been on TV yelling at chefs and home cooks alike with the goal of improving their skills for years. Also a successful restaurateur, he has always had his finger on the pulse of culinary trends. There are certain foods that Gordon Ramsay won't touch, including plane food and shark fin soup, and now we can add another to the growing list: Foams used to garnish dishes.
Ramsay participated in one of Reddit's famous AMA (Ask Me Anything) sessions, where he declared his hatred for foams as a garnish. One Redditor asked "What is the dumbest trend in food that you thought would not have lasted, but has?" to which he responded with sheer abhorrence for them. Mincing no words, the media personality opined, "I think foam should be used for shaving, not go on top of food."
The liquid usually needs a stabilizer added to it, to hold its shape after being transformed into a foam. Furthering his disgust, Gordon Ramsay provided a valid reason why he detests the frothy garnish, via a rather grim visual: "When a foam hits a plate, unless you've eaten it within 3 or 4 seconds, at the end it looks like sort of toxic scum on a stagnant pool."
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