ThelifeGordon Ramsay recently shared how to make avegan steak using eggplant on hisTikTok .- Ramsay joked that he was "turning vegan," before telling his fans at the end it was just for lunch.
- The caption also included a subtle dig at
That Vegan Teacher , who called on him to give up meat.
Gordon Ramsay is back with a new vegan dish - and a subtle dig at one of his most vocal critics.
The "MasterChef" star took to his TikTok this week to show off a vegan steak in honor of That Vegan Teacher, an animal rights activist who was recently banned from the app.
Kadie Karen Diekmeyer, who ran the account, had sung a song asking Ramsay to stop eating meat - creating a new rivalry.
"That Vegan Teacher where are yo- oh wait," Ramsay wrote in the caption of his new video, poking fun at her recent TikTok ban.
@gordonramsayofficial That Vegan Teacher where are yo--oh wait ##tiktokcooks ##learnontiktok ##vegan ##steak ##recipe
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The clip, which has been viewed more than 16.5 million times, begins with Ramsay boldly declaring that he's "turning vegan" before he demonstrates how to make a vegan steak with eggplant.
Ramsay begins by charring the eggplant, which he seasons and drizzles with olive oil.
He then reduces red wine and adds vegan butter to make the sauce, basting the eggplant before putting it on top of some mashed potatoes.
Ramsay seasons the dish with salt, adds garnish, and then covers his vegan steak with the red wine sauce.
"Vegan steak dinner, happily done," Ramsay declares at the end of the video before dropping the truth: "I'm turning vegan - for lunch."
While many of Ramsay's fans haven't been impressed with his vegan offerings in the past, some were wowed by his eggplant steak.
"I would think that was a real steak," one commenter wrote.
"Honestly I would go vegan if Gordon was the one
And others loved Ramsay's subtle dig at That Vegan Teacher.
"Gordon really out here getting the last laugh," one fan wrote.
This isn't the first time Gordon Ramsay has hit back at That Vegan Teacher
Back in January, Diekmeyer posted a video of herself on TikTok singing a song to Ramsay.
"Eating animals is wrong, Gordon Ramsay," she sang. "Hurting animals is wrong, Gordon Ramsay. Share this song, Gordon Ramsay."
Ramsay responded by posting a duet video that mimicked his #RamsayReacts format, in which he watches and roasts home chefs' cooking clips.
@gordonramsayofficial ##duet with @thatveganteacher Beef ##burgers were consumed while making this tiktok ##ramsayreacts ##fyp
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But this time Ramsay mostly sat and listened to Diekmeyer's song while eating lettuce. Then, at the very last second, he calls her a vegan doughnut and takes a big bite of a burger.
It remains unclear why Diekmeyer was banned from TikTok, although it occurred shortly after she made a sexual joke about a 16-year-old YouTuber. She later claimed in a 23-minute monetized YouTube video that she was removed because she made a "group of teenage boys" feel guilty about eating meat.
Diekmeyer also doubled down on her statements from a previous TikTok in which she compared killing animals to the death of Jews in the Holocaust.
"Animals are crammed into places that are as horrible as the Nazi death camps and are in fact worse," she said in the video.
While Ramsay has taken aim at Diekmeyer, his views on veganism have changed over the years
Ramsay made headlines in 2016 when he joked that he was allergic to vegans and vegetarians after a fan asked if he had any allergies. Before that, in 2008, Ramsay joked that he'd never forgive his daughters if one of their "boyfriends turns out to be vegetarian."
But Ramsay has recently changed his tune. In 2019, he called out Piers Morgan after the former "Good Morning Britain" host criticized his vegan roast.
Ramsay also recently made a vegan version of his classic beef Wellington dish in honor of Veganuary, a pledge started by a UK nonprofit of the same name that encourages people to go vegan for 31 days.