September 23, 2021 - The Gordon Ramsay verdict on Croatian cuisine is here, summarized into a 90-second video with many 'mmms', 'oh my god!', and 'that's incredible!' 

The adventures of the British chef took him to Croatia in the third season of "Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted". In search of unusual cuisines, Ramsay visited 10 new destinations this season, including Texas, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Finland, Iceland, and, of course, the Croatian region of Istria.

During his culinary mission, Gordon has to work hard to learn new flavors and unusual combinations and be in top shape for the final clash with local chefs. Namely, Ramsay must provide his own ingredients, that is, to catch and harvest what he will cook - with minimal help from locals.

Despite all the accolades and Michelin stars, he breaks through the boundaries of his endurance and skills and even encounters a few problems along the way.

The Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Croatia episode aired in Croatia as part of the National Geographic program on September 19.

On the untouched Croatian peninsula of Istria, Ramsay - who visited Croatia for the first time - was welcomed by famous Croatian chef David Skoko and learned the secrets of Istrian cuisine.

Ramsay, among other things, went diving, fished from an old wooden boat, picked olives, hunted for truffles, and even milked a donkey!

The ending features a cooking duel in which he uses indigenous products such as fresh eggs, goat cheese, and olive oil to create a truly authentic meal. 

The famous chef even learned a bit of Croatian during his time in Istria, thanks to David Skoko's son Anton. The talented chef twists his tongue trying to pronounce words such as susnjezica (sleet) and kukuruz (corn), making his young teacher Anton laugh. 

But all jokes aside, what did Ramsay think about his first encounter with Croatian cuisine? You can see the Gordon Ramsay verdict on Croatian cuisine in 90 seconds below.

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September 23, 2021 - The Gordon Ramsay Croatia episode aired in Croatia on Sunday, and while it was mostly applauded, one Twitter user pointed out a mistake no Croatian (and especially Dalmatian) dare make. The Irish and British embassies even got involved! 

American writer and professor living in Croatia Cody McClain Brown set Twitter on fire after he jokingly criticized Gordon Ramsay for calling the Adriatic 'water', a word no Croatian should ever use to describe the Adriatic Sea. 

"Gordon Ramsay referred to the Adriatic as "the water" and we almost had to change the channel," Cody wrote on Twitter. 

"Typical continental slip", "If it's water - drink it" and "Without any respect", were just some of the comments on Cody's tweet.

It didn't take long for the Irish and British embassies in Croatia to get involved.

"Cody, we'll point this out to our friends at the. UK Embassy. They'll talk to Mr. Ramsay and help to repair bilateral relations ASAP!!" wrote the Irish Embassy in Croatia, and the British Embassy added: "Urgent action required indeed! Proper briefing prepared for Mr Ramsay - with the hashtag #MORE.

Cody responded to the tweets and said that "he didn't consider it controversial":

"I wasn't really the one that took issue, but thanks all the same. I enjoy his programs and can continue to watch them "bez problema."

The UK Embassy replied: "No questions asked. Even if it was punica! #morenijevoda"

The Gordon Ramsay Uncharted episode on Croatia was shown on National Geographic on September 19. Gordon Ramsay spent some time in Istria and praised Croatian truffles and olive oil, which he considers better than Spanish and Italian.

"Everyone told me that Croatia is like Italy, but when I was there, I didn't have to fish on a boat a little bigger than a bathtub," Ramsay joked in the episode.

Ramsay's guide through Istria was famous Croatian chef David Skoko, who also took Ramsay fishing. He showed him how to hunt conger eels in Istria, and Skoko's son Anton taught Ramsay Croatian. The famous chef was led by Višnja Prodan to hunt truffles.

Ramsay was in Croatia in the summer of 2020, and the show filmed in Istria was shown as part of a day dedicated to Croatia on National Geographic.

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September 19, 2021 - The National Geographic Croatia program airs tonight from 9 pm, kicking off with Gordon Ramsay's Unchartered! 

Thanks to National Geographic, the whole world will be able to discover the beauties of Croatia on TV tonight, reports 24 Sata.

After Gordan Ramsay's Unchartered in Istria at 9 pm, an entire episode of Europe from Above's third season will showcase Croatia through the unique locations chosen by the production team. The episode was filmed throughout last year and covered all seasons, thus fully evoking the beauty of each destination. 

National Geographic was fascinated by the unusual 5.5-kilometer-long zigzag walls, which extend beyond the town of Ston to the nearby hills. The walls are believed to have been built to prevent the theft of salt from the saltworks there, as salt was a precious commodity in the Middle Ages.

But the walls are not only protected by the saltworks. Aerial footage reveals that the wall stretches across the peninsula and has 41 defensive towers and six fortresses. The rulers of Ston did not build a wall to protect the salt pans; they intended to protect the entire peninsula from its disobedient neighbors. The saltworks are still in operation today, after 4,000 years, and the locals harvest hundreds of tons of salt every year. All this makes it the oldest active saltworks in Europe, and after the Great Wall of China, it is the second-largest wall in the world.

The episode about Croatia will introduce viewers worldwide to the Osijek bank of the Drava, Lonjsko polje, the Neretva valley, and footage of the Pelješac bridge, the demolition of the Zagreb Cathedral tower and repairs, to rock climbing at Paklenica National Park.

The National Geographic Croatia program will air three shows in total tonight. The Croatia episode of Gordon Ramsay's "Unchartered" will air at 9 pm, followed by "Europe from Above" about Croatia at 10 pm. At 11 pm, "Dreamcars - Inside the Factory" will feature Rimac Automobili. 

The new season shows some of the best cultural and geographical sights in Europe through ‘hyper-lapse aerial photography. Impressive aerial shots offer a unique insight into how tradition, engineering, and natural landmarks have helped shape the continent. 

This season, six episodes will be broadcast dedicated to Croatia, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Ireland, and Iceland. This promotion is huge for Croatia as National Geographic reaches about 433 million households in 171 countries through all its platforms.

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June the 17th, 2021 - Can you imagine Gordon Ramsay speaking Croatian? The short-tempered British chef is well known for his more than colourful use of the English language, to put it politely. His hot headed swearing and creative insults on popular programmes such as Hell's Kitchen made him known globally, that and his skills in the kitchen, that is.

Croatian is a complex and extremely rich language when it comes to swearing. In no other language I have personally heard does anyone's mother get dragged into everything quite so much, and this colourful way of expressing oneself is always as popular as it is a bit shocking among non-Croatian speakers when they are taught what certain words and phrases mean. Pair this with Gordon Ramsay's tongue and I wouldn't want to imagine what could be said. Thankfully, Ramsay and Croatian don't quite seem to go too well together.

Much loved Croatian chef David Skoko posted a video on his Instagram of Gordon Ramsay speaking Croatian. It's safe to say that unlike his skills in the cooking department, his Croatian needs some considerable work.

As Morski writes, celebrity Croatian chef David Skoko posted a video on his Instagram profile in which his young son Anton is teaching, or at least trying his very best to, the famous British chef Gordon Ramsay some words in Croatian language.

The recording was actually made last summer during the filming of Ramsay's documentary show Uncharted, as part of which he also recorded his culinary adventures here in Croatia, as reported by Index.

Gordon Ramsay speaking Croatian is an amusing struggle to listen to as the talented chef twists his tongue trying to pronounce words such as susnjezica (sleet) and kukuruz (corn), making his young teacher Anton laugh. In the end, he concluded that words in Croatian are just too long.

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Fancy going a step beyong even Ramsay in the swear word department and giving swearing in Croatian a go? Find out all of the many ways the beloved ''J word'' can be employed with this extensive list, coupled with English translations and instructions for use!