Gordon Ramsay has adamantly denied claims that his new National Geographic series Uncharted is a knock-off version of late chef Anthony Bourdain’s TV show Parts Unknown.

Since Ramsay’s upcoming series was announced in July, it has faced backlash from Bourdain fans as well as food industry professionals who have criticised the format of the show, which will show Ramsay trying food in various locations around the world and then competing against locals to create the dishes.

Now, the notoriously-outspoken Hell’s Kitchen star has responded to the claims he's imitated Bourdain’s series by insisting that he has been embarking on similar food-inspired adventures for years.

“God, the feeble warriors that sit in their dungeons and spout negativity without understanding what we’re doing,” the chef said during an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “I’ve been doing assertive, combustial (sic) shows since 2006 since I started The F Word - whether it’s diving for giant crab or hanging off a 500-metre cliff chasing puffins."

According to Ramsay, a significant portion of his career has been focused on exploration​ like this and he "understands those cultures" and as a chef, needs to "get motivated" by experiencing different cultures.

To prove his point, the Michelin-starred chef referenced cooking at a wedding 12 years ago in Northern India that required him to helicopter in and buy a "f**king buffalo.

The 51-year-old chef also made it clear that he and Anthony Bourdain were friends - and that he thinks the late chef would have been “happy and impressed” by the new show.

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“Tony Bourdain was a great mate of mine," Ramsay said. "I think he’d be happy and impressed at [Uncharted’s] level of jeopardy and jumping into these [places] - Brazil, Peru, Alaska - and sourcing incredible ingredients and then highlighting some of the best [culinary] talent that hasn’t been noticed yet."

Referring to the series as a “dream come true,” Ramsay also discussed the reach the show will have, before concluding that he can't wait to make those "bitter, twisted, little, boring truckers who aren’t busy enough in their lives eat their words.”

According to National Geographic, the new series will show the “celebrity chef embark on anthropology-through-cuisine expeditions to unearth the most incredible people, places and flavours the world has to offer.”

The show will also see Ramsay “tested against the locals, pitting his own interpretations of regional dishes against the tried-and-true classics.”