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Mar 16, 2022 · If you watched along as Andrew Zimmern ate hundreds of bizarre foods on his show, read on to discover how the experience changed him for good.
Sep 30, 2021 · From cow placenta in Washington to stinky Tofu in Taipei, if it's unusual, Zimmern has probably put it in his mouth (via The Daily Meal). Despite the intimidating nature of the things he eats on the show, Zimmern's mission isn't to poke fun at the food served by the people he interacts with.
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Bizarre Foods focuses on regional cuisine from around the world which is typically perceived as being disgusting, exotic or bizarre. In each episode, Zimmern focuses on the cuisine of a particular country or region.
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- 25 Won't Eat: Rotten Canned Fish, Sweden
- 24 Recommends: Porcupine, Botswana
- 23 Won't Eat: Durian Fruit, Indonesia
- 22 Recommends: Pork Brain Tacos, Mexico
- 21 Won't Eat: Rotten Chicken Innards
- 20 Recommends: Balut, Philippines
- 19 Won't Eat: Spoiled Tofu, Taipei
- 18 Recommends: Fried Tarantulas, Cambodia
- 17 Won't Eat: Bamboo Rat, Thailand
- 16 Recommends: Head Cheese
Zimmern won't eat surstromming, a fish that is native in Sweden and which is a fermented sea creature in a can. That's because it smells horrible. When Andrew opened the can, everyone on set around him had to cover their noses. Zimmern became aware of the surströmming from his visit to Cypress and Stockholm. As Andrew said to Michigan Avenuemagazin...
Zimmern loves eating animals that most of us in the US wouldn't touch. It was in Botswana where he hunted porcupines and fell in love with eating them. The rodent can weigh over 100 pounds and Zimmern joked to The Take Out that it looked like the "rodent from The Princess Bride." A porcupine is covered in fat, and that, as well as the skin, makes i...
Durian, a fruit that grows in Asia, has by far the worst odor that Zimmern had a hard time eating it. In Southeast Asia, it's a popular snack and is the "king of fruits," according to his blog. Durian is also known to be huge, like a volleyball but heavier. It's even scarier to cut apart, as it is covered all around in green-brown thorns that are s...
In certain circles, mostly gourmands, offal is somewhat of a delicacy, like caviar. It seems like the general truth among chefs is that the parts of animals that are thrown away are the best parts of them But it disgusts many when they remember they are eating pork heads and intestines. Zimmern first tried pork brain tacos when he went to Mexico. A...
Zimmern has eaten the weirdest stuff, but according to Travel + Leisure, he made history by refusing to eat rotten chicken innards. He was willing to eat this dish, and he wanted to because he was in someone's home where it was served. But when he was served, he had to momentarily ditch his manners because he knew in an instant that it was a risk t...
Balut is a duck egg that’s been fertilized and the embryo allowed to develop for 14 to 21 days, then steamed or boiled, according to My Recipes. It hails from the Philippines, where it’s known as hot vit lon. Zimmern first tried it there and loved it. You eat it with vinegar once the shell has been peeled away. According to The Travel Channel, balu...
In Dai’s House of Unique Stink, a restaurant in Taipei, the specialty is stinky tofu that's a street food staple for decades now. The tofu in question is immersed in a bacterial sludge for many weeks, according to The Daily Meal.When released, the smell is akin to “the bottom of a dumpster at the end of summer," as he said. And then he added, “It’s...
Yuck. Another creepy-crawler treat! When Zimmern visited a small village in Cambodia, he found that the locals routinely eat tarantula spiders. And not only that, they sought out, trapped and cultivated tarantulas to eat as food. You're supposed to deep fry them for the best taste. Zimmern will try anything, but the look on his face, according to T...
In Asia, many eat bamboo rat. In season 4 of Bizarre Foods. Andrew Zimmern had to try this when he traveled to Isan in northeastern Thailand. He was there for "rural Thai food," sold at a highway jungle market. There he encountered bamboo rat wrapped in plastic. It looked horrific because the animal had been kept intact, from ears to tail. But he w...
Like pork brains, head cheese continues with the whole offal theme. For many, head cheese is just a deli cold cut that you slice and eat, and in gourmet grocery stores all over the world, head cheese is sold amid the roast beef and ham. A meat jelly made from the head of a calf, pig or sheep, head cheese is served in aspic, which makes the head che...
Adventurous eater Andrew Zimmern crisscrosses the globe in search of the world's most exotic foods. From ant eggs in Mexico to slurping on snails in Portugal, he savors the local cuisine. Genre
Andrew Zimmern is on a quest to find the world's most unique tastes on Bizarre Foods. As a chef and foodie, Andrew knows that one man's poison is another man's delicacy, but he isn't afraid to poke a little fun at the local fare or himself.
Jun 21, 2016 · Adventurous eater Andrew Zimmern crisscrosses the globe in search of the world's most exotic foods. From ant eggs in Mexico to slurping on snails in Portugal, he savors the local cuisine.
