Neither TV nor star chefs can separate what the Mediterranean unites. ‘Gordon, Gino and the French: Road Trip’, a British travel and gastronomy show featuring many chefs, including the well-known Gordon Ramsay, demonstrated this brilliantly. In one of the episodes, the British chef realizes his passion for Spanish gastronomy, which leads to a brief discussion with his colleagues about local cuisines, which ends with one of them, the Italian Gino D’Acampo, asking Alexa culinary questions. : Which cuisine is better, Italian or Spanish?

What’s most interesting is not what Amazon’s virtual assistant answers, but how this question ends up on the networks. Instead of creating an international “war” and making arguments in favor of tortillas or pizza, advocates on both sides did the opposite: supporting each other… and opposing each other. In some cases, they even charge fees to third parties, such as British cuisine.

kitchen war. That’s what gets blown away in the short video, barely half a minute long, taken from one of the episodes of ‘Gordon, Gino and French: Road Trip’ and which has been circulating online for the last few weeks. In the piece you see Ramsay admitting his love for Spanish gastronomy. “I appreciate it more than the British do,” the chef explains to the laughter of his colleagues. waiter Frenchman Fred Sirieix and Italian chef Gennaro S. D’Acampo, aka Gino D’Acampo.

At one point they even mention Gordon Ramsay: “fish and chips boy” An ironic reference to the popular British dish based on chips and battered fish. With D’Acampo present and staunchly defending his country’s cuisine, the debate soon turns to which is better: Spanish or Italian?

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Alexa pronounces the sentence. Apparently annoyed by his two friends, D’Acampo gets up from his chair, walks away, and walks over to a smart speaker to ask the key question: “Alexa, is Italian food better than Spanish food?” It didn’t take long for the metallic voice to respond. Although, in a sentence that the chef did not expect: “Italian food is good, but I think Spanish food is better.”

The sentence is followed by a close-up of D’Acampo’s sad face and Ramsay and Sirieix laughing. The question at this point is: How will X or Instagram users respond to the same question and the show’s attempt to pit Spanish and Italian cuisine against each other?

Mediterranean allies. The answer can be found on the Pesto_pasteria Instagram account, which posted a short segment of the program on April 1. Since then, an enormous amount of comments have accumulated on the work. But what is surprising is not their number, but their style: Instead of entering into a heated debate about which cuisine is better for creating the omelette or pizza, the Italian and Spanish tables, proponents of both, devoted themselves to making pineapples.

sum of forces. “Stop trying to divide us. Spanish and Italian cuisine is the best in the world,” one user commented. “I was very happy to see that there was agreement on the superiority of Mediterranean cuisine 🇪🇸 🫂🇮🇹.” “I’m Spanish and we’re the only ones who can make fun of Italians. How dare you insult my brothers?” “We, Spaniards and Italians, are brothers and always will be. Our cuisines are excellent. Anyone who tries to divide us will not succeed.”

The messages on this line go on and on. Moreover, if any national cuisine is targeted, it is not the cuisine of these two countries, but British cuisine or even gala. “British food shouldn’t even be called food. French food is given so much importance,” says an Instagram user.

Competitive yes but brothers. Ramsay’s show, which first aired on the ITV network in the United Kingdom, is a testament to the numerous ways that Spaniards and Italians are competitive in their cooking, even transforming topics like how to make a potato omelette or how to prepare paella. or almost patatas bravas in “matters of state”, positions tend to soften when it comes to Spain and Italy.

There are examples of their twinning in different fields, from politics to culture and, of course, cooking. If there is something that unites the Mediterranean and history… it should not be separated by a TV program.

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