[TV] Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern

[RatBastich]

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern is a documentary-styled travel and cuisine program hosted by Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel. The first season debuted on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 9pm ET/PT. Season 5 began on Monday, April 26, at 10 E/P.

Bizarre Foods focuses on regional cuisine from around the world which is typically perceived by Americans as being gross, unique, or, of course, bizarre. In each episode, Zimmern focuses on the cuisine of a particular country or region. He typically shows how the food is procured, where it is served, and, usually without hesitation, eats it.

Originally a one-hour documentary titled Bizarre Foods of Asia, repeated showings on the Travel Channel drew consistent, considerable audiences. In late 2006, it was decided to turn the documentary into a weekly, one-hour show with the same premise and with Andrew Zimmern as the host. In 2009, Zimmern took a break from Bizarre Foods to work on a season of the spin-off Bizarre World which will not be airing anymore.

Zimmern ends every episode with his line "If it looks good, eat it."


Andrew Zimmern

Andrew S. Zimmern (born July 4, 1961 in New York City) is a James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer, and teacher. As the co-creator, host, and consulting producer of Travel Channel's series, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World, he travels the world exploring food in its own native region, wherever it is found.

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[kuro808]

this is probably one of the best shows dealing with food and you can learn about how people use every part of the animal and I have tried some of the stuff, which was really good, durian was awesome too

[JFC]

I say again:

Dammit I wish we got this show here in Peg Sheety.

Guess that means I've got another show to look for.

[kuro808]

Has he had a show in Canada?

You should email him or something

[RatBastich]

[JFC]

^
Epicness.


Also, I re-watched the Philippines ep online and just started giggling at how often I was saying "I tried/ate that."

[RatBastich]

[kuro808]

Zimmern in Syria

Amazingly he got into Syria and watching him in the desert, wonderful food

[cumigosong]

he's truly amazing. I wonder how can he still alive after eating poisonous thing every single time...

[kuro808]

he's truly amazing. I wonder how can he still alive after eating poisonous thing every single time...

Poisonous is not the right word because most things aren't, but he takes on weird items that does turn my stomach

[cumigosong]

he's truly amazing. I wonder how can he still alive after eating poisonous thing every single time...

Poisonous is not the right word because most things aren't, but he takes on weird items that does turn my stomach

I watched once when he's eating scorpion, stale tofu, centipede, and many weird creatures... Euhh..
Of course not all of the food are poisonous. I am just exaggerating since I won't be able to do as he did. LOL

[kuro808]

^ yeah I remembered that, although to be honest somethings aren't that bad, we all eat something foreign to each other and he says that what people believe to be tasty differs all around the world, I think he used peanut butter as a great example to people in S. America, since they heaven't seen it before, they were hesitant and one even gave a bad expression

[cumigosong]

Yeah, if I think about it, even siblings can have different taste about food. I don't like vegie while my sisters really like it. I love beef a lot but my mom really hate it 

In China, they even cook CAT, DOG, and MONKEY... WTF??? Have you seen it? The process how they make the food from that lovely creature 

[Deadpool]

When i see the foods of different countries. It just tells me what kind of life they lived.. "strange" or "nasty" foods just tells you what they have been through to survive. people are just ignorant when they go ewwww or i would never eat that.

[kmoo]

I know what you mean. I don't see the big deal about eating dogs. They're meat just like cows and chickens. Just ask yourself, what is so different from eating other animals?