Vergara followed the Hell's Kitchen star as a guest on comedian Jay Leno's The Tonight Show, and the host treated the pair to a taste of her favourite Colombian sweet, dulce de leche.

But the Modern Family actress was outraged when Ramsay spat out a mouthful of the dessert behind his chair and yelled: ""It tastes like s**t fudge... You can take it back to f**king Colombia!""

Appearing genuinely offended, Vergara rose from her seat to feign slapping Ramsay.

And when the celebrity chef interrupted her interview again, she immediately shut him down, sniping: ""You're ignorant.""