Culinary Collision: Highlights of Hell's Kitchen's Fusion Food Challenge

[@sweetcaroline8515]

Jillian is so sweet. I’m so happy she did so well even though she doubted herself.

[@IWantToPetYourDog]

Nona putting Maraschino cherries in her dish. It wasn't a dessert. What?

[@BondandBourne]

Russell definitely thought he’d win the challenge by ignoring the India part of the fusion challenge

[@JustK4Y1512]

Gordon pulling out a fire extinguisher for Trev was funny asf 😂

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@YouGotTheFlue]

@@lerx_mex7601 Yes your moms a w h o r e

[@Slytherin1]

@@lerx_mex7601The one time I found that funny 😂😂

[@TwoOnTwo]

@@lerx_mex7601shut up

[@me-zb7qm]

The Chinese-Mexican one was such a good opportunity. I imagine tacos with Szechuan style beef would be amazing. Or any meat with five spice. The possibilities were endless.

[@Josmusicandcovers8285]

Burritos with Hot Pot style filling? ICONIC

[@taiwandxt6493]

Yeah, I thought about Mala tacos. Perhaps Mapo Tofu or some Mala lamb stirfry in a corn tortilla. That would be amazing.

[@Floki255]

Now I'm hungry...

[@georgecameron4754]

We have a Chinese-Mexican fusion restaurant near my work and it’s absolutely incredible.

[@JohnJohnBinks186]

Chicken tinga dumplings

[@Helldiver-K4]

“I like pomegranate, it’s a fruity…….. fruit” goddamn 😂

[@GermanSushi45]

That nearly killed me

[@zom8680]

And death stare 😂 I was rollin

[@nachoramirez1308]

😂😂😂

[@katzkinder7031]

Seeing Paulie crash and burn while Ryan had the best dish of the challenge was so satisfying

[@katzkinder7031]

@@lerx_mex7601 reeeeal

[@3rdSanderson]

​@@lerx_mex7601trevs was even better!

[@lerx_mex7601]

@@3rdSanderson nah it was scotleys and Jose

[@3rdSanderson]

@@lerx_mex7601 nah trevs

[@lerx_mex7601]

@@3rdSanderson delusional

[@caitieknott7675]

Russel: I know my best was the best one served. Also Russel: Lost.

[@capncrunch6209]

Russel is the walking definition of being your own worst enemy because of his garbage attitude.

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@MisfitParker]

Even if it was a French challenge, his Duck was overcooked anyway. He was losing regardless 😂😂😂

[@Chris15204]

Loved seeing Russell lose after saying “I know my dish is the best served today he can kiss my ass”

[@Heller103085]

Biggest douchbag that has ever graced Hell’s Kitchen

[@elliotmay7571]

Arrogance is an insidious killer

[@ggavalon5803]

Russell is easily one of the most egotistical, dickhead chefs to make it as far as he did then blame his team as oppose to his own menu.

[@freshprince374]

What a jackass.

[@lblack2180]

Ya know someone's arrogant when they're worse them any comic book villian

[@scruffythecat4]

Matt from Season 4 is an expert at culinary fusion. He can make an exotic tartare or a sushi pizza on a tortilla.

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@pottytheparrot310]

Do you smoke?

[@deanl4575]

Cigarettes?

[@lerx_mex7601]

Jim when passion

[@caro140209]

@@deanl4575 No.

[@Stainlesssteele4]

"No one's done mexican and indian before"?? You could put 90 different types of curry in a tortilla with some pico and it would slap. Fried chickpeas covered in elote, naan birria tacos, queso fresco paneer. Mexican and indian fusion writes itself!

[@greghartshorne6621]

Never even heard of these combos before but they sound fucking amazing!

[@tastymedleys]

Right? I was also thinking the flavour profiles would be great together, it didn't seem like a weird potential combo to me.

[@jpawlus33458]

Bro exactly you have one side who love spice and then you have the other side whose practically invented spice it's pretty much a match made in heaven.

[@oomorioni6784]

uhm hello?? i wanna make these dishes now! im indian and i LOVE mexican food, combining home dishes and mexican dishes sounds down right fucking amazing

[@Olivia-ek9ib]

Naan birria tacos actually sound delicious.

[@purelysmetalnightcore]

Gordon: watch your hair. Trev: didn't listen, lost all his hair when he came back.

[@sothewalrus]

💀💀

[@nachoramirez1308]

😅😅😅

[@thegamersguild9953]

Imagine joining a world class cooking competition, hosted and judged by a world class chef, and only having your specialty as "American food". 😶‍🌫

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@heatherwolmarans8287]

Your entire repertoire!

[@Besitzerstolz]

American food is just a fusion of every other culinary in the world, so that's a win for her!

[@__G___]

Imagine doing all that and still having the best dish

[@skullrevenant9573]

And they weren't even "American" food.Hotdog and burgers are german and biscuit is latin

[@PrinceYamiUchihaCosplay]

I love how Ryan didn't want Japanese or French but ended up getting them in this episode

[@Slytherin1]

And when she nailed them.

[@PrinceYamiUchihaCosplay]

@@Slytherin1 indeed, as they say, even if you don't like what you were given, you can still make a great dish out of them that will wow not only Gordon Ramsay but the guest judges as well

[@nikhilcruz]

Tbf the interviews are made after the challenges, so the producers must have asked her to talk like that for the suspense.

[@realentertainment5649]

That proves law of attraction

[@PrinceYamiUchihaCosplay]

@@nikhilcruz is it the same when it cuts to a contestant when it comes to the dinner service

[@choryllis6646]

Jillian did a great job. It's always fantastic when the underdog comes out on top, especially against snooty "professionally trained" chefs. Her food speaks for itself. It aint no bitch.

[@lerx_mex7601]

ScotIeys fault

[@wreckdyo4188]

she only won because frank lost

[@pseudopuppy160]

so it is a bitch.... gotcha.

[@elitecreepy3175]

@@wreckdyo4188 which means she won…. Are u dumb or something..🫠 (genuine question)

[@YukiPyro]

Her voice is great too, suits her.

[@glndreamer]

Russel can’t be that well versed in French cuisine if he says “duck a la orange” instead of “duck a l’orange”

[@dovah2162]

It’s criminal how absolutely adorable Jillian is, by far my most favorite Hell’s Kitchen contestant

[@malikdestil]

7:00 it’s crazy how much doubt she had but bc she tried her best, it came out well. May not always be the case but it’s nice to see the underdog take the win over the sarcastic, entitled “chef” behind her

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@drmayeda1930]

Blue team pretty much ignored Ryan till the last minute but her dish won the challenge.

[@gokuthetypeofningen1688]

That one judge had the milkers

[@Bella-ct7bl]

9j0(jo********UUUUUUUUUUUUUU************just a........ IDK ASK A DIFFERENT CHEF FOR MY OWN SARCASTIC CREATIVITY u little angel angel martin martin martinez martinez eyes eyes just pretend no on one else can see this EXCEPT for UUUUUUUUUUUUUU cuz im ALWAYS BACK DUDE. ?zy?

[@Bella-ct7bl]

share something back i dare you

[@helios3118]

14:15 The editors really nailed the title for J and Giovanni's dish 💀

[@Sweet_Dee]

"Ladies stick together no matter what. It's a... brotherhood" 💀

[@johnnyk1698]

Humility is so important, you could see that with the first fusion challenge. Everyone who was so sure and like, yeah easy my dish will be awesome, sucked. Juliette who thought she would suck did have the best dish in the end. Because she tried the hardest because it was something new for her and she didn't just take it easy. Awesome job 👏

[@nicodiangelo6788]

Jillian* But yes I agree

[@robowolfgaming8775]

I love how it's a recurring theme in Hell's Kitchen that the contestants who have no confidence in their dish gets the point, and the contestants who are overly confident just misses completely

[@erek_awesome]

9:45 I love how the cashier checks Gordon's $100 bill to see if it's real 🤣

[@Every_Day_islike_Sunday]

I loved that too! Hahahahah!

[@rukidagamer981]

tbf they have the check regardless.

[@WantsNoms]

Probably muscle memory lol

[@BobbyTheLion]

Dido

[@Illustriousdarnellofficial]

Paulie intimidating Ryan but he tanked himself... Simply satisfying.

[@koii319]

He isnt a intimidating anyone. A grown man acting like a 8 yo is not scary.

[@jackmercer1994]

Give Raj a pancake and any seafood, and he’ll make the best fusion you’ve ever seen

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@Fyreflier]

idk man Zack might have him beat: he can fuse Korean, Japanese, _and_ Chinese into the same thing

[@thepuffin4050]

​@@Fyreflier "Japanese food is like Chinese food, and the only reason I know that is because my one Korean friend told me"

[@VegasBuggMan]

Dont forget he’s an excellent poissonnier and has cooked thousands of pieces of salmon..

[@gwump5809]

@@lerx_mex7601 I don't know who you are but you brighten my day thank you "scotleys fault" man

[@mccoy5542]

i've noticed anytime a chef is like "man idk what im gonna fkn do here" they end up having the best dish its almost poetic lol

[@randalthor741]

I'm so angry that Jillian didn't call her dish a Thai-ella.

[@NunyaBusiness_1993]

Get out 😂

[@logiclook]

مرسی ستون

[@jimmyjsd1310]

سلام جیگر

[@mymartykins23]

I love how the least experienced chef got the best review. It’s not over til it’s over 😂😂😂

[@alexmavromatis2310]

Legend has it that J can still be heard repeating the word ‘beef’ and not being sure what to follow up with

[@DaScorpionSting]

Russell should've added bok chewey and sowey sauce if he thought his dish was the best.

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@3rdSanderson]

Please tell me thats a zach joke and not how you think its spelled and pronounced 😂

[@thetubbs99]

​@Sycho The God Of Destruction It's definitely a Zach joke lmao

[@elliotmay7571]

Defo Zachy Wacky

[@margarethmichelina5146]

With the help of his Korean friend who knows about Japanese food

[@leafsauce8470]

“it’s a nice fruity…. fruit” i laughed too hard at this😂this is when you need more words in your essay

[@LtNduati]

I forgot Trev had that much hair at one point in his life lol

[@cra_55]

3:11 Foreshadowing the fate of Trev's hair

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@3rdSanderson]

​@@lerx_mex7601 cringe

[@lerx_mex7601]

@@3rdSanderson your mom finger

[@whatssogoodaboutindy6696]

​@@lerx_mex7601Trev bullied Raj and even Sabrina to some degree.

[@revenantevil1143]

I wonder if Russell also added those judges to his blacklist?

[@pavsofficial4284]

Im pretty suprised by them saying india/mexican food is hard. Just make Chicken Tikka Burritos. They both are spicy so they would go so well together

[@ira6605]

Same here! If anything, these two cuisines appeared the most parallel to each other. They have many flavour profiles which complement each other.

[@JapanischErfahren]

Which is exactly why it's a bad match. Use your brain. It's like having to paint a picture only out of light blue and medium blue.

[@saberthecoolest]

Red kidney beans, rice, curd/sour cream, chickpeas, paprika, bell peppers, cumin…the possibilities are endless

[@oxcart]

Or use naan bread in place of tortillas

[@uncreative5766]

I would've killed to have a combo of Chinese/French fusion. That genuinely screams duck with beurre blanc infused with Szechuan peppers or some kind of chili oil.

[@MQ-F]

24:59 that hug lmao, look at her face.

[@TheBlueCreeper-]

These chefs gotta learn that when you say you're good at something, it doesn't end well in this or any show lmao.

[@jefflaxa4890]

Jillian didnt have any preconceived idea and kept it simple which made her dish the best

[@YukiPyro]

Jillian was great. Hope shes doing well now a days!

[@patrickbang3037]

jillian shitting bricks the entire time i cant imagine how reliefed she must have been lol

[@basicallyaren8567]

they need to do this challenge more often

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@TwoOnTwo]

@@lerx_mex7601shut up

[@HurricaneLaughter]

Which one. There’s 3 .

[@kylemanocchio5044]

You’re in luck. It was brought back in season 22.

[@Slytherin1]

Ryan was an underrated winner ❤

[@veritusahriman9720]

Robert and Danny are two of my all-time favorite contestants, both give it their all every single challenge

[@chgri4590]

@@lerx_mex7601 Stop spamming every comment with the same reply. I've already reported you for spamming. If you do it anymore, I'll make sure you're gone!

[@RealWhore]

@@chgri4590LMFAAAOOO

[@mduenas22]

"Hey I'll buy you a bus pass!" 😅😂 This guy is quite a charmer.

[@danielgagnon4730]

It's kind of funny in Season 5 that Giovanni failed to cook rice properly on both his Signature Dish and the Fusion Food Challenge. I could imagine Clients tasting his Italian Risottos. Also Paulie bad mouthing Ryan at the beginning just to hug her afterwards, what a snake lol.

[@thepurplepenguin3206]

Burrito pot stickers actually sounds amazing.

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

I’d try that.

[@Elmo9001]

Before watching, guess how many times Gordon is going to make the same "It's a fusion challenge, not a con-fusion challenge!" joke.

[@toneriggz]

Latin and Chinese fuses well. There are a lot of Chinese/Latin fusion restaurants in the Americas.

[@RyanKaufman]

Say what you want about him, but I love Trev. He's so weirdly funny and fun to watch to me.

[@mimib8032]

I do too. He is really funny.

[@m.5462]

i find him lowkey cute lmaoo

[@toastman1992]

Trev definitely grew on me more than any contestant

[@JoseTorres-bp2ft]

Jillian is just hilarious 🤣

[@hollowichigo2118]

Seeing Trev now and in the new season and makes me think what happened to him? He seemed so passionate back then

[@dragastarr2926]

Life happened

[@seanswinton6242]

​@dragastarr2926 True, but many fans of HK expected returning chefs to improve, so does Chef Ramsay. In season 18, Trev kept making simple mistakes.

[@cioccolatamania3622]

He is now a mail carrier.

[@gabbi_with.an_i]

Are yall not gonna talk about how the same guy that was bad talking and saying bad stuff about Ryan hugged her at the end.

[@Kristian-_-]

im so glad Russell lost during that season

[@SnowyRVulpix]

I always roll my eyes whenever someone says they only eat "American food"... or like my dad "Only eat Australian food"... Chances are VERY high that something you eat originated with another cuisine. French fries (Belguim), Pizza (italy), Mac and cheese (Pasta - Italy)... Bacon and Eggs on Toast (England), etc.

[@daniaa1602]

Just shows they're uncultured

[@iamacatperson7226]

Who decided to call them French fries when they’re from Belgium

[@TheMagicalmiracle]

Mac and cheese is actually considered American considering it was served to Thomas Jefferson by one of his slaves and gained popularity from there

[@berniechoy5482]

Omg Chinese fried rice without eggs. Uncle Roger has put down his leg

[@argoth83]

Give me 100 bucks to shop with now, and I can maybe grab a dozen eggs, some ground beef, and a cucumber.

[@candykxttens]

nah i reckon you can just about squeeze to half a cucumber

[@pseudopuppy160]

Considering there’s a French-Japanese Michelin restaurant in Tokyo by Alain Ducasse…. There’s plenty of ways to merge the two

[@richie404]

1:02 Gordon: You have. Me: Video gets cut off to an Ad of the Burger King Whooper Song...

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@nachoramirez1308]

😂😂😂

[@Lord_Bibulous]

It's usually the ones who aren't sure of themselves that win because they go on instinct instead of over confidence.

[@Englishham]

Any other season Russell would not be a black jacket

[@emilianozapata2051]

"So why did you choose pomegranate?" "I love pomegranate, its fruity.......fruit" hahahahhaha 11:50

[@MazeMaker4Life]

In the first chapter of this KZbin video, Gordan got proper sunburned . Can see it on his face haha

[@shankbacon1]

After watching the spin the wheel bit I can see why Gordon wanted to get into game show hosting. Plus wheres the British option? Black pudding inside a Yorkshire on a bed of rice topped with wasabi and gravy.

[@candykxttens]

but it can’t be that lumpy yellowish american ‘gravy’ get a bit o’ bistro on there

[@kessiniktange8861]

"This is how I set up my station, fold my towel in half..." So everyone this is how I type, I put my fingers on the keyboard...

[@nachoramirez1308]

😂😂😂

[@bessdougla]

Gillian inherited her eyebrows from the Queen from the movie: Alice in Wonderland. 😂😂😂

[@Slytherin1]

And her voice from Bart Simpson 😂

[@abhay1846]

I badly wanted a Mexico & Indian fusion dish at the beginning 🇲🇽🇮🇳

[@kaimjjackson5345]

Bro Mexican and Indian food has so many types that match the taste profiles. Idk why it was viewed as a weird combo. Mexican and Indian combo made the most sense to me tbh

[@arinabeg7458]

I love Jillian’s comments 😅

[@sarahbarton4977]

15:26 look how bright the guys eyes shined when the coconut girls walked in lol

[@FaybianKho97]

"I shop at asian markets all the time" just means that he shops at asian markets not all the time.

[@raksrulesaks]

… how the hell is marmalade Indian? Like French-Indian fusion is a literal cuisine! Just look up Pondicherry!

[@FUZIONx]

as a "fusion" himself i enjoyed this compliation

[@hectoruco3073]

Mexican and Indisn cuisine are so alike that, that sould have been the easiest of them all, and seeing Paulie fail tolds me more about his culinary skills

[@MarkF.-gy4zy]

9:45 I noticed the clerk checked to see if the bill was fake.

[@Zagafur]

honestly seeing the jump from season 5 to 16 was weird, especially the sudden change to 60 fps

[@arielallen9478]

jillian is so cute and sweet - i hope she's doing well!!

[@pandosham]

Wow how much of a difference in camera quality from season 5 to s16

[@SquatCobbler-Cry]

I like how the lady at the Asian market checked their money 😆

[@HJ-ek6hn]

Jillian was great, but never forget that Kori didn't pick Amber for her team in the final

[@JoshSmith-j3m]

Is it me or did anybody else hear Gordon shout "FRENCH" at 1:35? To which Russell then walked up to his dome and got the French and Indian fusion...?

[@leonie7190]

17:05 - French and Japanese.... perfect combination for someone who watched Food Wars xD

[@HypeManZ]

In this kind of challenge, forget about the fusion a lil bit. What more important is the taste, seasoned well 😂

[@gersonorellana6096]

13:06 that smile 🤣

[@Nomporu]

"watch your hair" is pretty funny considering trev goes bald.

[@kto1201]

chef: watch ur hair trevor 10 seasons later: 👴

[@saideldenila8048]

Jillian is actually my fave in season 8

[@eyetunes7754]

9:43 Kudos to the cashier. Hell's Kitchen or not, she's checking if that hundred dollar bill is real 🤣

[@N3UROTOXIN2505]

If that lady went with a French plated t bone on the rice bed probably would have nailed it.

[@pottytheparrot310]

Classic Fusion is Japanese Food and Chinese Food. I know this because my one Korean friend told me this.

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@Slytherin1]

Don’t forget the Bok Chewy 😂😂😂

[@vdd1001]

​@@Slytherin1and the sewy sauce

[@pottytheparrot310]

@@vdd1001 Adios. Sara-Nara.

[@Catherine-uj4vq]

Oh my god, I forgot how awful Russell was

[@samanthaisbell4326]

Russell is a bully who looks like Chucky😂

[@sandeepmahal-kp5em]

Gordon please bring this back.

[@abdurehmanmalik2980]

23:06 Look at him buddying up after saying he'd like to see her "crash and burn" (though his dish is the one that crashed LOL).

[@creepingbert]

3:10, best Ramsay moment possibly ever.🤣🤣🤣

[@Every_Day_islike_Sunday]

Lol the cashier checks Gordon Ramsay's $100 bill to make sure it's not fake! Hahahaha!

[@celestethompson712]

For the Indian and French infusion, I think a French onion curry would be so good…I’m gonna try to make that.

[@shruti8154]

No one's done mexican and indian before??? Bro both cuisines have so many things that can be pared with each other. Like they have same spice levels..

[@kabeermunjal349]

Jilian was the only likable chef on season 8 and I was rooting for her. She should have won tbh

[@SasCreations2024]

Thisis a great break before we see the seasdon finale!

[@lerx_mex7601]

Scotleys fault

[@Bricriu20]

Shows how much culinary knowledge I have when I think that Indian and Mexican go well together…

[@ShivamSPatel-is-on-fire]

nah I'm Indian and I've made plenty of fusion Indian and Mexican dishes. it's absolute fire. Indian and Mexican have a lot of similarities, naan/paratha to tortilla, salsa to chutney, beans to beans, and a lot of spice blends are similar too. I really don't get why they thought that was an odd combo.