“In your opinion, what are five dishes that everyone needs to know how to cook?” Reddit user Tortoist asked celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay during the latter’s Reddit AMA last week. Ramsay was taking part in the event to mark the release of the Gordon Ramsay Dash mobile phone game. His answers may surprise you.

“Everyone enjoys a great burger,” Ramsay said, “so that’s really important. You get that really smart blend. Burger would be number one.” Burgers with the lot

“A healthy breakfast. Whether it’s poached eggs, smashed avocado, or an amazing omelet. Now that is crucial! That’s dish number two a really good breakfast.” Rillettes of local freshwater trout with poached eggs and sourdough toast

“Number three would be a braising dish. Like a braised short rib because it’s the kind of thing you can cook on a Monday and still eat on Friday. So a braising dish, whether it’s braised short rib, tri-tip, just something really cool braised!” Braised beef short ribs with silverbeet and haloumi crumbs

“Then from a healthy point of view, a chicken dish, in terms of a white protein, would be a go-to favourite with a chicken,” Ramsay said. “Whether it’s a sauteed chicken or even a delicious marinade with chicken caesar salad.” Chicken fillets with oregano and almonds

“Finally, for my fifth dish, I would turn that into some amazing cake. It could be a Blondie or a Chocolate Brownie, something you can give as a gift,” Ramsay wrote. “Taking amazing deserts, as a gift, to somebody and eating it with them is so much more enjoyable then buying them a scarf, or a Jumper, or a pair of socks. Spending three or four hours making this thing, and spending hundreds of dollars on ingredients, and doing something magical, is far more exciting then buying a f—ing jumper that you know they aren’t going to wear!” Chocolate brownie pie