Brooklyn Beckham fired back after fans sharply criticised his latest cooking video on Saturday.
The 27-year-old aspiring chef is no stranger to criticism over his recipes. This time, his take on the Italian classic spaghetti all’assassina drew another wave of biting reactions online.
Unlike traditional spaghetti, the dish is prepared by placing the pasta straight into a pan rather than boiling it separately in salted water before adding sauce.
A tomato-based broth, usually thinned with water, is then added gradually as the spaghetti absorbs the liquid—much like the method used to prepare risotto.
Several followers were unconvinced by Beckham’s version, describing it as “vile” and branding him a “spaghetti murderer.”
In response, he posted a meme from Friends in the comments, showing Ross Geller making the so-called “friendly middle finger,” a more playful version of the offensive gesture.
He later addressed the criticism on his Story, writing: “For all the lovely comments about me always burning my food, this pasta is supposed to be burnt sooooooo.”
Some supporters agreed with him, noting that spaghetti all’assassina is traditionally made by adding dry pasta directly to the pan so it develops a distinctive charred flavour.
Brooklyn Beckham responded defiantly after fans heavily criticised his latest cooking video on Saturday
The 27-year-old aspiring chef is frequently judged for his recipes, and his attempt at spaghetti all’assassina prompted another round of harsh comments
He answered his critics with a Friends meme featuring Ross Geller performing the “friendly middle finger,” a softer take on the rude gesture
Other commenters were far less forgiving. One wrote: “This looks… in a word – vile. It’s not even cooked properly,” while others asked, “Where is the REAL tomato sauce?” and dismissed it as “Basically burnt pasta with jar sauce.”
Further remarks included: “This is not al dente, but al hammer,” and, “That’s how Meghan Markle makes her pasta dishes – a lazy way of cooking.” Another critic added: “A tube of paste, a jar of sauce, ready prepped garlic. that’s not real cooking oh and the spaghetti looks half cooked. No thanks.”
“The Spaghetti Murderer is the right name,” another person commented.
Still, Beckham also had supporters in the comments. One viewer wrote: “Not gonna lie Brooklyn, that looks damn tasty.”
Another defended him by saying: “Interesting how many people criticise Brooklyn but still take the time out to watch his videos. Go Brooklyn.”
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A third fan commented: “It looks delish. Heck w the haters/food snobs. loved watching you cook and I’ll give this one a try.”
The backlash is familiar territory for Beckham, whose cooking clips often attract divided reactions. Earlier this summer, he faced criticism after preparing a protein pizza with Cloud 23, his own hot sauce brand.
That same month, fans were also stunned when he cooked a pasta dish with seawater while staying aboard a luxury yacht.
The latest clip was originally posted last year before being shared again on TikTok on August 8.
It caused immediate controversy as followers watched the eldest Beckham son dip his saucepan in the sea to collect salty water to boil the pasta.
It seems Brooklyn may have been trying to trump his estranged dad David, who is also passionate about cooking and even completed a culinary course during his spell at AC Milan.
He told The Times back in 2013: ‘Funnily enough, when I lived in Italy, I took a six-month culinary course at a professional chef’s school and learnt to make real ragu and fresh pasta.
He also took to his Story to say: ‘For all the lovely comments about me always burning my food this pasta is suppose to be burnt sooooooo’
Instead of being boiled in salted water and finished in sauce, for the dish the spaghetti is cooked directly in the pan
However some of his followers weren’t convinced by his version of the meal as they claimed it looked ‘vile’ and even called him a ‘spaghetti murderer’
Others backed him up on this in the comments as they pointed out that the correct way to make it is by adding the dry spaghetti directly into the pan to give it a charred taste
‘I used to go there three times a week… I was obsessed with perfecting the risotto because it is difficult.’
Brooklyn is estranged from his family including parents David and Victoria and released a scathing statement about them in January.
He accused them of trying to ruin his wedding to wife Nicola Peltz and control him under the ‘brand Beckham’ name.
Brooklyn hasn’t been seen with his parents or siblings Cruz, Romeo and Harper since.