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By Bizarre Foods Online Producer on July 30, 2007 3:10 PM | Permalink | 185 Comments
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Thank you for all your wonderful comments. New Blogs from Andrew are coming shortly. Andrew is currently shooting for the new season and his schedule is crazy!
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Thx alot 4 everything! Pearl =)
Hi I live in colorado and my fathers side of the family is maxican so i have enjoyed many bizare foods. In your top ten poll you implied that menudo was disgusting, I beleive this comment to be entirely false. Menudo also contains hominy as well as entrials in many family recepies and is in the canned soup. Right now I am eating(and enjoying) menudo with lemon and cilantro that was cooked by a family freind.
Have you ever eaten dog meat or any other meats from South Korea? If you haven't do you have any plans to do so? I would like to see that on tv. As a Korean veteran I know I have eaten things in korea that I would not get to eat in the USA.
My husband and I watch your show all the time. And, each and everytime, my stomach rolls with intestinal distress. I'm sure some of these funky dishes (i.e. stinky tofu)play havoc on your digestive system. How do you handle it without spending 1/2 of your life in the bathroom?
Andrew, Love your show, but really love the watch you're wearing. What kind is it? Thanks! Mike
Andrew, For some reason, I think I could love you. Angela
Andrew, I love your watch can you tell me what kind it is. I love the show and watch them all when I can and DVR the ones I cant. You have a super set of gonades to eat some of the stuff you do. I have to admit you will at least try it. If its to weird(code word)you will not go back for seconds. You are gratious about it, I have to admit. Love the show. Scott
Andrew, Stinky tofu is one of my favorites. Although I have never had it like you did with the 1000 year old egg, I have had regular tofu with it but doing it with stinky tofu, that is gutsy. I love it deep fried and with beers, or using it in hotpots. By the way hotpots are very Chinese with Japanese and Korean variations.
My 10 yr old daughter and I LOVE bizarre foods, we are both very adventurous eaters, and enjoy your commentary on the foods you try. She tells that you are more "kid friendly" than anyone else on food network. Hey, kids love ya, you gotta be good people!!!
In response to the Korean Veteran - There are just a handful of places who actually serve dog in Korea, as most of the population have become avid pet lovers over the last 20 years. You'd have more luck in the Philippines pal! With regards to the Taiwan show - Andrew runs across several Korean offerings at the large Financial Center in Taipei. While at the grocery store he samples some Kim Chi and refers to it as "spoiled." That is a pretty bold statement as basic "cabbage" kim chi is just pickled or fermented just like a saur kraut. The obvious difference is in the ingredients we use to ferment, ie chili peppers/powder, salted shrimp, ginger, garlic, oysters, etc. He mentioned as he was tasting the kim chi that it has a 'fizzy and slight spoiled taste, but in a good way.' Andrew - If you're tasting Kim Chi that has any fizz in it, it's a bit old bud! When the kim chi gets too sour that's when we use it for stews. Next time you want to try some Kim Chi, you should probably head to Korea instead of Taiwan. That would be like going to eat Chili con Carne in Cambodia.
My 3 year old cannot get enough of your show. He constantly asks for 'zarre' foods. I'm not sure what that means about his future and adult eating but I can't wait to find out.
Andrew, I normally do not watch shows such as yours, however, after watching one episode, I am hooked. I love the different dishes that you try. My wife on the other hand, gets sick after watching you eat some of the dishes. Do you ever get sick? Please continue the show.
LOVE YOUR SHOW AND ADMIRE YOUR COURAGE! RECENTLY SAW YOUR THAILAND SHOW(?) THERE WAS SMALL PIECE ON AN ALGAE WATER FARM IN THE MTNS PRODUCING AN ANTIOXIDANT/MULTIVITAMIN. I BELEIVE THE NAME WAS SOILANT?? PLEASE VERIFY THIS AND WHERE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND IT. LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE AND TO THIS FALL'S SEASON. KEEP TRYING NEW THINGS!
I am sure you have heard that you are great and that your show is great perhaps a couple of hunded times a day. The only thing I want to say, Andrew, is that you inspire those of us who are natural born adventurers. You know, even as a youngster, when I would visit a new place I would try foods that I would not usually have at home. That became my unwritten rule. Your ability to convey the tastes that you confront throughout the world is excellent. Thanks for your work.
Hey Andrew, Really enjoy the show. I just watched the episode in which you and the gentleman went nutria hunting in Louisiana. We also have an excess of nutria where I live in Oregon, however really haven't had a huge desire to eat one due to the resemblance of a rat. Do you have the recipe that your friend used on your show? Thanks a lot, and keep on chowing!
The country: ICELAND Their national pride: Þorramatur (Thorramatur) is absolutely _drop-dead disgusting_. Rotted shark meat that smells like Windex (Hákarl), charred lamb heads (Svið), pickled ram testicle cakes (Hrútspungur) and black pudding sewn up in a lamb's stomach (Slátur)....BARFOLA!!! Need I say more? Unbelievable yet absolutely true. .....Ohh yesss, and there are many more culinary "delights" that they actually enjoy. Mr. Zimmern, "food" just does not get any more gross than this!!! I'm a fan & am absolutely thrilled with your show! Don't forget to pass up a shot of BrennivÃn. It's a gross fermented potato drink better known as svarti dauði or "black death". Happy eats....pinching your nose *might* help. ;)
My family and I have become fans of your show...it is so gross sometimes! Where can I obtain a list of all the bizarre foods you have eaten? What was the absolute worst thing you have eaten? Shalea
Hi Shalea, Check out the World Travel Guide section on this Web site for a list of where Andrew has been and what he's eaten. Thanks! Rani 'Bizarre Foods' Online Producer
Andrew my Family and I love your show. It is a Big hit in my house we have seen every show you have done Keep up the great job. The Travel Channel is very lucky to have your show. I will wait for the next show. Robby and Family
My dad absolutely loves your show. He watches it all the time and in fact, he could be Andrew Zimmern's. The two of them look identical and he shares your same philosophy of trying anything once. He's gone to China and eaten everything from clotted blood to rat. Would you consider doing an episode with common everyday people eating what Mr. Zimmern eats alongside him? I think it would be a fun show and my dad would be perfect for it and it would bring a new perspective to the show.
You have my sympathy on durian fruit... I've tried several times and just can't enjoy it. My child loves it -- she's 4 now but liked it at 18 months too -- she tells me peas are "aweful." Now that's bizarre child, preferring bizarre food!
I have to say I really dislike this show. Your condescending remarks towards most of the foods and general snobbish attitude are really a turn off to a "bizarre food" show. Also please for the love of god, chew with your mouth closed. The way you eat is more repulsive than the food on the show.
Hi, Andrew. You are great and have a lot of fans in Puerto Rico. Come and enjoy a Bizarre Puertorrican experience !
First - I agree with Jam. Chew with your mouth closed -- could hear nothing but nastiness as you chomped on those buggy appetizers during your NY show last night. Second - I think the premise of your show is wrong -- at least Mr. Bourdain actually believes in what he does (or makes it look like he does). The feel of your show is that you are there because it makes for good TV (i.e. "see the freak show who eats BUGS") instead of believing that one truly should broaden their palate by eating adventerously. The comments on your message board alone should be indicative that maybe you belong to a much younger audience.
Hi, Mr. Zimmern. I'm interested in hosting a party where we can offer some of your Bizzarre Foods. Will your site give us an essential picnic menu? I live in Rochester, NY, a moderate temperature zone, and many items might not be available. I would love to order some food--online--but there might be some FDA regulations related to purchases I and your audiences are unaware of. Can you share them? Ultimately, I'd like to teach my friends how brave they ought to be and have some fun "eats" as well, and an email or blog to me might help. If, perhaps, you haven't already, please make a show about what we can do in our own back yards. I wouldn't even mind video-taping my future event and sharing it with your show. Also, a show on how to get some of those interesting meals into our ovens would be great. There are a great many people who can't afford to travel to the places we watch you visit, and learning how to get those tastes back to our own places would be awesome. Sincerely, Christopher Otero-Piersante, Asst. Prof. of English
I saw Andrew eat Shark and Bake in Trinidad and had to try it. It was great although I couldn't find shark so I used tilapia instead. Definately going to make it again. I found the recipe on epicurious.com Love the show, keep up the great work!
Andrew: My husband and I do volunteer work in Vietnam. He is a Vietnam Veteran and he would like to know: We saw you eat duran fruit and wondered if you tried the duran ice cream. Yuck! I don't like it can't get it past my nose. He! He! Also we like the fish sauce witch is pronounced Nuc Mum..We both have been to Vietnam many times and work in hospitals, orphanages, and many other places. We dress as a clown and chicken and show love and compassion. We also adopted a daughter from Bien Hoa. Hope to hear from you. Sincerley, Susan. P.S. We watch your show all the time.
Hi Andrew, i seen many of your shows DVR them, youtube them, any chance i get to watch it i would...any ways i know u been to thailand but when u gonna go to Laos? i think Laos dont get to be seen that much at all...if u could share some of my culture to the world i would appreciate it. thank you.
Andrew, Love the show. If you're in the Houston area Sept. 22 & 23 come check out the hottest festival in Texas. There are definitely some bizarre items at our event. Best, Carol Borge Houston Hot Sauce Festival www.houstonhotsauce.com 281.558.3518
I love your show and the places you visit, specially when you visited Oaxaca and ate a tlayuda, but I just cant stand the way you smack your mouth when you start eating foods. I CANT STAND IT!!!
Hi, Andrew. Congratulations you got a great show. But, what are you waiting to come to PERU. The best latin american food you ever gonna try. Did you know that Cebiche's origin is Perú and that we have a World Guiness record for dishes variety. Maybe you won't find to many worms or insects (I know you love them) at least not in Lima, but you'll never forget the great peruvian taste. You won't regret it.
Hey Andrew--love the adventures! Can't say I would try some of that stuff (I think you've put me off even trying Durian--I mean if you can't take it--what chance have I got?), but I enjoy living vicariously through your travels! Perhaps we can all take a hint from Profesore Chris Otero-Piersante, above, and sample some of the bizarre cooking our friends and neighbors conjure up in our own backyards, potlucks, etc--My husband reminds me of a fresh-caught catfish stew, that after hours of careful ministrations per an actual recipe, was served with great ceremony to friends...well, even the dog wouldn't eat it, and he was partial to road-kill! To say nothing of the strange concoctions I've been served as a dinner guest all over the country! The adventures are out there--go out there and find them! Go to your local ethnic market and buy something you've never seen before and EAT IT! Have a party and all your friends can bring obscure food items to sample and shock! If it looks good and the company is congenial--and a glass or two of beverage is beckoning--EAT IT! Andrew, keep up the good work!
What is the name of that green algae drink Andrew had? I think it was China?
I am a teacher and really want to get ahold of some "Bizarre Foods" DVDs to show in my classes. If they aren't on the market yet, they should be!
KUMUSTA ANDREW! IS ORANGE YOUR FAVORITE COLOR???? That has been bugging me and my husband for a while now. We couldn't help noticing that you always wear something ORANGE in practically every episode we've watched. Congratulations on your show, by the way. It is both unique and informative. Thanks also for doing an episode on the Philippines. My husband and I are both from there. If you plan to go back to the country, I hope you will visit the Visayas region. Visiting Manila is only the tip of the iceberg. On another note, I can't help but agree with your comment on not finding a trace of Spanish footprint in the country despite the fact that we were under Spanish rule for 333 years (to be exact - not 500). To me, it's a sad thing because it feels like Filipinos are shunning from our culture and trying to adapt to Western ways. Maybe getting rid of the Spanish influece is the people's way of mending itself from colonization which dates hundreds of years back. But ask Filipinos in the United States if they are pure Filipinos and they'll tell you they're not. They'll tell you they are part Spanish or Portuguese. Go figure.
Hi Andrew, I absolutely love your show and am very jealous of your sturdy stomach! You show off all the interesting cuisines around the world in a very educational and entertaining way. And I think its so important for people to realize the breadth of food that is out there. Here are my questions: (1) Do you have a favorite kind of food from a certain country that you can not get enough of? (2) Are there any bizarre fruits you've tried or want to try? Thank you for reading. Looking forward to your next show!
I just watched the gulf coast show again. I grew up there and my dad did alot of deep sea fishing from Pensacola. I always liked the mullet roe but I never had the gizzard. How does it compare to chicken gizzards? Also your show is responsible for me gaining about 10 .lbs from eating at night after I watch the show.
Dear Andrew, Whatz the name of that crazy Sushi Bar you where in New York City where you ate tthe raw squirming Lobster tail Yummie!!!!!!!!!?? Yiekes Thanks Andrew
Dear Andrew Del Mastro, Check out the New York City Travel Guide. http://travel.discovery.com/tv/bizarre-foods/destinations/new-york-city.html
Andrew... While searching web sites for spices from India, I came across a very unusual recipe - for goat hooves! I thought you might like to know about this... Ingredients: • Goat hooves 6-8 washed & chopped • 2 sliced onions, large • 2 tbsp ginger paste • 2 tbsp garlic paste • 200g yogurt, plain • Alamin paya curry masala Preparation Method 1. In a pressure cooker take 8 glasses of water, and put on boil. When water starts boiling, add the hooves, half of sliced onions, ginger, garlic and Alamin Paya Curry Masala. Cook on low heat until the hooves are tender (8-10 whistles). Remove from heat. 2. Heat the ghee in another pan and add the remaining sliced onions. Fry till golden. Add the yogurt and fry for few more minutes, then stir this mix into the cooked hooves. 3. Cover and cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Serving Suggestions: Garnish with chopped green coriander, green chilies. Serve hot with naans or plain boiled rice. Tips For Best Results: Boil the hooves in hot water for 15 minutes and throw the water away before you start cooking. Serves 6-8 persons. Mmmmmm...
Hi Mr Andrew Zimmern I am watching almost all the show but When are you going to TURKEY eat real good food thanks Eray
Andrew, I teach geography to sixth grade students in Oregon. I would love to show them some episodes prior to our "bizarre foods" festival wherein we consume some mild cuisine by your standards, yet entirely bold for the students. However, I am unable to find them for sale on the website. Any chance they will be available soon? Thanks, Matt
I would like to ask a very shallow question compared to Andrews other inquires-What kind of red watch does he wear on his show? My husband loves it and I would like to buy him one for our 30th wedding aniversary
What is the name of that green algae drink Andrew had? from China or Thailand, i dont remember for sure, my dad would like to know as well.
andrew im the type of person you arent, if i go into a restaurant and dont know what something is i will order a salad instead of trying something new so i was watching your show and have decided to live on the edge and if my digestive system goes hay wire i guess i could lose a couple of pounds thanks for everything!!!!! any tips on how to find exotic cusine in town ?
Dear Andrew, I know there a lot of perks that come with the type of job you have and eating the type of weird stuff you do, like the world travel, and the opportunity to be introduced to the many different cultures of the world, but how is it that you are able to eat some of the most disgusting things that are even hard to look at? Do you ever vomit and the camera is still rolling? Or do you get sick after taping has ended, if so, with which food?
ANDREW: THANK-YOU!
Love, love, love your show, although the foods you eat seem gross, but yet I would try most foods you have eaten except anything alive , Would you ever consider taking a viewer on your travels with you
Dear Andrew, Your show is awesome! But I'm curious about food safety. Is that a concern? How do you judge safe foods to eat? And have you ever gotten ill from the foods you tasted? Please keep the new episodes coming!
good one
nice show..
Hey Andrew, wanna come over for dinner? I'd love to cook for such an esteemed (chef/critic/t.v personality,ect.) such as yourself. -Biggest fan
Hi Andrew, First of all, my wife and I love your show! I'm originally from the Netherlands, but now living in the US. I recently saw your UK episode and was thinking that we certainly have some bizarre foods that you might enjoy in Holland. Raw herring comes to mind, as does smoked eel. And Filet Americain (raw ground meat) on a cracker sounds good too. And of course the more common staples, kroketten, frikadellen, etc. Of course, this is just a suggestion, but I would love to see a show about the weird foods in my old home-country! Robbert
Andrew, your show and you simply kick ass. Please go to Laos. My wife would be histerical. Laos is very rich in cuisine. The best is your always yourself. If it's bad it's bad. If it's good it's good. :o) Go Red Sox!!
would like to send you some info and pic for brazzar food that you might interested in.
Andrew, love the show as I tend to lean toward the adventurous side myself. I just moved to the Philippines and I'm constantly challenging my new wife to find me something bizzare and different to eat. I just want to know if you have rules about when to buy or not buy from street vendors and small shoppes. That seems to be the only place where you find some of the more bizzare foods; yet all the health pros say to stay away. How do you handle it? Also, I'd like to know a list of foods (other than Durian) that have defeated you. Keep up the great work, love the show!!!
hey andrew, just finished watching your show about the philippines. well, i'm a filipina, but not from the philippines. my parents' province is pampanga. next time you go to the p.i, try their rice field mice! they say it tastes like chicken, but i don't like it. i love pinoy dishes, but not the one you ate, worms and frogs. thanks!
Bizarre foods has come to mean: "Which dead, inhumanely slaughtered, or dying animal can I cram in my mouth and freak out Americans with?" These shows are chronicles of animal cruelty. I hope you treat your family better.
Andrew, There never has been a bigger proponent of bizarre foods than Star Trek. With the new movie in the works, you need to do a special Bizarre Foods of Star Trek episode with Ensign Zimmern dining at the Captains table.
I love your show!
Andrew, you're show makes me seriously want to try new things. Some of the food on there that you eat makes me want to try some ^_^ I look forward to the new season and hey if its good eat it! =D thanks for reading this Brittney
Andrew Zimmern, My name is Marcus Vinicius. I, my wife and my three daughters, Camilla (21), Giovanna (6) and Carolina (3) never lost your Tv show, "Bizzare Food" on Discovery Travel and Living. I had seen, unfortunately, that you never came to Brazil, here you can find a lot of delicious bizarre food like: - Chorisso (A kind of sausage made of pig blood) - Dobradinha (Made of ox intestine) - Feijoada (Black Beans with ear, nose, tail, foot of pig) - FÃgado de boi acebolado (Ox liver with onions) - Chicken blood, liver and intestine - Bunda de Tanajura com farofa (A kind of bug with side dish base don manioc flour) Those are only an example; we have an infinity of bizarre food. So, I invite you to visit my country. If you need help and you are interested, call me or send me an e-mail. It will be a pleasure for me shows you our country and typical bizarre food. Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro: 55 – 31 – 9217-9888 / marcusribeiro@destaquebh.com.br / machri@terra.com.br Cristiane Ribeiro: 55 – 31 – 9217-9889 Camilla Ribeiro: 55 – 31 – 9196-9702 I wish you could come to visit us! Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro
I am wondering when you are going to do a show on how to prepare and eat bat guano.
Andrew I've even introduced my 85 year old mom to your show. My favorite comment she has made was when you held up a class of tea in Morocco. She asked, "what is that, urine"? So-How did you end up in Minnesota? I live in Brooklyn. Come back home!
Andrew i LOVE your show, i just wish one day you go to my country Armenia , the villages have the most bizzare foods that taste like heaven. I would love to escort you there i think i have eten more wierd things than you have :)
When Andrew was at The Gene Rurker's farm in Somerset, N.J., Gene made some worm-zells and magots, ect. I would like to have the recipe for some of the things he had Andrew try. They sounded great. They would be a great treat for Halloween or the naughty around Christmas!!!! thanks.
Hello Andrew. I am interested in a career in your field. I was wondering how you got your start and if you had any suggestions for me. Thanks for your time.
I love the show; I usually watch with my hand over my mouth--the more Bizarre the food; the more it gets to me. I was wondering what was the place called where Andrew had the lizard saki?
Hi andrew, I really love your show! It's awesome Just want to recommend my country, Indonesia. I bet you'll never get bored by the Indonesian 17,000 islands' traditional dishes!!! you'll be amazed by the beauty and the cultures of more than 250 tribes.And also,there are a lot of menus that are unique to Indonesia and do not resemble any kind of food anywhere in the world. I would really love to see you in Indonesia. (you can ask Tony, bout Indonesia, and how he loves it!) Regards, Ari
My wife and I absolutely LOVE your show! We recently went to a Chinese restaurant near us and tried the baby octopus after watching you eat it...we never would have had the guts to try it before. We both found it very tasty and are looking forward to new culinary treats. Thanks!!!
I am really interested in going off the beaten track and trying bizarre foods; my only concern is how my body will react to some of these different foods (ie. food poisoning.) Any suggestions or pointers?
Will there be a new season, Andrew?
Andrew, Your show is definatly my favorite show. Especially when you went to Morocco. I am 16 and because of you I now make my mother buy something new from the supermarket everytime she goes. For our familie's Christmas, my Mom bought me frog legs to cook for our family and I tried to deep fry them but I got to impatiant and through them in before the oil was hot enough and they were as slimy when I poled them out as they were when I put them in. Anyway, I was wondering when or if you are going to have a new season. I think more poeple would watch the show if you had a co-host. I would suggest using myself for that position. I live a boring life up in Traverse City Michigan. I forgot if it was a Wahoo or a Kingfish that you ate raw, but when our family went on a trip to Naples Florida, I caught a yellow jack and cut a junk out of it right on the beach. It would be my dream to be on your show and it probably won't happen, but I need a new season. Thanks!!!
Hey Andrew, I looove loooove looove your show. But when are you going to do a new season?? I've been waiting for one forever!
Hey Andrew, I heard you on a radio show in Minnesota saying you'd be doing a show on Bizarre Foods there soon. So why isn't it in the episode list for the new season?
Excellent show! I love your style. 100 percent better than Anthony Bourdain!
Hi Andrew! We are huge fans of yours down here at University of Central Florida! Some buddies and I even have a make-shift fan club going for you- we all get together and watch the show and attempt to cook dinner. We have an incredible amount of respect for your stomach! How do you not get food poisoning? If you are ever in Orlando, we would love to take you out for some alligator bites and a few beers. Keep on doing what you are doing. And remember, UCF Loves Bizzare Foods! -Justin
I had the most wonderful time watching your trip to Ecuador and I can't remember the last time I LAUGHED SO HARD by myself watching a show when you were getting "cleansed" by the medicine doctor. You are REALLY brave! Great show!
andrew when you visited tiawan you had reported on sone kind of algi drink or spirolina can you send me more info on it via email thanx tom love your show
Hi Andrew, please come to Indonesia. You will find lots of bizzare food here, I can guarantee you. You don't like durian? you must try our durian ice cream. I don't like durian myself, but when you make ice cream from it, it's so tasty. Hope to see you in Indonesia.
Dear Andrew I love your show, and think you have a WONDERFUL personality. Could you please ask your audio crew to not zone in on your chewing noises? I'm not sure why they tend to do this to you. Seriously... you need to have your TMJ looked at. I can hear your jaw clicking when you chew. I'm not trying to be mean, I have TMJ also.
hey mr. zimmern i was wondering if you are ever going to korea for one of you adventures?
Dear Andrew , We really love your show and since we are great fans of Asian food we always try strange food they offer just to get moren and more famliar with their Culture . We have 1 question though : We really really love your black/red watch and my wife is desperate to buy it for my 40th birthday. Can you please inform us about the brand/model ??
Hi Andrew! I absolutely love your show!! I was upset thinking that you weren't going to be back this season, but when I saw the previews for your show, I jumped because it made me soo happy!! My husband and I love to try new foods but we have our limits, one of mine is: Korean Food, I just can't do it, it looks pretty bizarre for me and my husband's are the inners of any animal, lol I am from Iquitos, Peru. I don't remember if you have been to Peru before, but Iquitos should be in your list of places with bizarre foods, people there eat Suri (yes, like Tom Cruise's daughter) and it is a larve that grows in the Aguaje tree. People say it tastes like butter, they also eat turtle eggs with cooked green plantains and many other foods considered "bizarre" Anyways, I just wanted to write something to you and let you know that I am very glad your show is back. I can't wait to see the new episodes. Remeber, if it looks good...EAT IT!!!
Andrew, Do you know of anyone from another country who has come to the U.S. and reported on any "bizarre" food that we consume?
Hi Andrew, I am a filipina and was intrigued with your trip to the Philippines, food looked good, but I must admit I have NOT etten most of it, since I have lived 90% of my life in the United States. Wow what I wouldn't give to travel once with you to try lots of the exotic, unusaula foods you eat! Pls take me with you on one trip. Please...... Thank you - Jackie
Andrew. great show watch all the time. And the new commercial is just to funny best one yet. i live in Tenn and there are some pretty bizzare foods cooked localy.again great show Ray
Dear Andrew, I am addicted to your show. Your friend Anthony Bourdain's show is ok, I guess, but he is just not as descriptive as you are! He ate a freaking horseshoe crab and all he said was it was good. Boo! You are so eloquent, I can almost taste foods I'd never try! Thank you!
Andrew, My boyfriend and I are going to New Orleans this weekend. I remember seeing your Gulf Coast special and you ate at some pretty unique places. Where was your favorite place to eat there? We're going to pay it a visit. Thanks! Jenny
I am a bit surprised that your did not have positive reaction at stinky tofu. I have always liked it since preschool and I like it stinkier the better. Yes, you heard me. The stinkier the better. Your reaction to stinky tofu brings me to think: You said that you have not being intimidated by food as much as those two dishes. Do you have any similar experience? And also, are those experiences on Bizarre Food?
Andrew, Love your show! What does your crew eat?
Hey Andrew, Just wanted to say that your show is very interesting and really informative. After all that traveling, aren't you running out to bizarre foods to eat? From live frogs in Japan to addidas(chicken feet) in the Phlippines, what else do you have in store for us? Oh yeah can i come in one of your trips? Thanks a bunch.
Just curious, since you have such an eclectic taste, what are some of the foods that you do not like?
Its not that he chews with his mouth open. He smacks. But that he doesn't even chew. He takes a bite and swollows- come on man- try to enjoy the food you are sharing with the view.
Hey Andrew, I was wondering (and perhaps you've been asked this many times--if so, I'm sorry), with all the bizarre foods you eat, how many times have you been "food poisoned?" In particular, have you ever been poisoned after eating something that appeared on your show? Thanks. Jason
hi andrew i have watched every programeof urs .and wanna to say that u should show us about the nepelease others food well its not bizrre but delicious ,specially all newari dish u could also visit to newari blog definately u love it and we will enjoy it .wish to see ,and donot forget to taste some food not available in us only found in nepal like lapsi candy and u can see one flower not available in us parijat well its a flower so smelly thanks
I'm live in Las Vegas and I watch a couples of your episode and I really like it. So I was wondering by any chance you have episode out on DVD or we can watch on of it on the site.
Hey Andrew, I love your show.I liked the 2 months rotten Shark in Iceland...that's something.Blood pudding...ohh GOD!!!!anyways that's the fun part....makes me wonder what does it really tastes like.I try to smell and taste through those words that come out of ur mouth.Are you planning to make a trip to India anytime soon??
A while back you did a show that talked about a product called Spirulina. I can find it in powder form but not in the pill form you suggested. Can you please email me and point me in the right direction. By the way we love your show! Thanks
Andrew: I finally got to meet you at The South beach food and wine festival. I have seen every episode and look forward to this new season. Have you ever had any digestive episodes from any of the strange things you eat? What was your favorite bizzare food? Hope to see you next year at south beach....
Hi Andrew I watch your show every week. I live in Maryland on the Eastern Shore.And I must say some things that you eat looks good, it is cooked so beautifully.
Im studying abroad in scotland and I was wondering what is the name of that restaurant that you ate haggis in, in Edinburgh? I have yet to try it and I want to know its good!
Hi Andrew. My fiance and i watch your show religiously and love it. We are planning a honeymoon in Thailand and want to sample the bizzare foods that region has. Are you able to give tips on what is the best place to eat whilst we are over there.
-I absoloutely love your show!! I was intimidated to check it out but it really is more than a full-out gross fest. -I never really noticed the "loud chewing" that people complain about. If you ask me, they accentuate that in purpose. -Here's just some general questions that I'm curious about: Do you end up paying for food you pay at the restaurants? How many people travel with you on a particular trip? (cameramen, producer, etc...) How do you scout the locations you will be travelling to?
Andrew: What kind of watch are you wearing during the shows. It has a red face. Thanks. J
Andrew: What kind of watch are you wearing during the shows. It has a red face. Thanks. J
I just have one question. I noticed that on your website that there is a pic of you with a tarantula. My question to you is, have you ever eaten tarantula?
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My husband and I love your show. We were watching the Minnesota episode and wondered if we could get the recipe for the sucker head soup. We catch suckers around here and would like to try it sometime. Thanks for your help.
This made sound inappropriate but do you ever get sick from the foods that you eat? If so how often? How can your stomach handle some of those foods? Seriously how much time do you spend in the bathroom?? Post the answer on this blog, I usually never read my emails. You can word my question differently if you want to make it more PG. Thank you and I really am curious about this, me and my fiance fight about it all the time when we watch your show.
On the recent Bolivia show, the lady guide explaining the peanut or juice/berry drinks used the term "booger" juice. But "goober" is a term for peanut, so she might have misspoke on this instance. She probably should have said "goober" juice.
Are you planning to visit Turkey?
Andrew,we've enjoyed very much your show,but as a native of Argentina,i'll like to know:do you have plans to visit my home country( by now i'm living in Tupelo,MS!!!)
This might be a personal question but, how do you protect yourself from the parasites that could be in these foods?
Andrew, Awesome show! My wife and I have been hooked ever since we saw our first episode a few months ago. Listen, you need to do me a HUGE favor and shoot an episode of bizarre foods in INDIA! My wife is from there, and we have a bet going that if anyone could find "odd" foods there, you could! So hopefully INDIA will be in an upcoming season!
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Hi Andrew, as a 14 year old kid, i'm really curious as to what the food tastes like that you eat. Is there anything to make here in the U.S. that may not be too difficult but still "bizarre"?
Dear, Andrew Zimmern from Bizzare Foods,it would be really bizzare for you to compete,on iron chef america. Well you wanna know, it might be bizzare ,well because you tavel around the World , eating bizzare foods, like ants,snake, and guts. So why wouldn't you pass this up,besides it might be that travel channel will, probally give you a RAISE, or a PROMOTION, if you win,And thats the reason to compete on iron chef america? sincerely, CHASE ZIEMBOVIC, p.s. I am a kid who watches your show ALOT. p.s. I am your Biggest Fan.
Hi Andrew I saw the Morrocco episode. I think you should try going to Tunisia. I am originally from Tunisia. You will love it there. The food is awesome. I still have family there and I can be your guide..
There are a few places I would love for you to go. The main is Taveuni, Fiji....They have a soup called Kokoda that is WONDERFUL. I had it at "Maravu Plantation Resort" Incredible place....Not quite the worst thing you could eat but it sure is great. Other places would be Interesting such as the Cook Islands, Tonga, New Guinea, Bhutan, and Africa.
HEY ANDREW WHERE CAN I BUY THE SAME BRAND OF SPIRULINA? FROM THE THAILAND EPISODE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. MY MOM IS FROM THAILAND WE LOVE YOUR SHOW!!!
Hello Andrew, I love your show. Any chance to visit Indonesia? Coz' I'm wondering whether you dare enough to eat the Indonesian bizzare food :)
HI ANDREW, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOU TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS, THE PLACE THEY MAKE THE TURKEY,DUCK,AND CHIKEN WITH THE STUFFING. I WILL APPRECIATE IT IF YOU CAN TELL ME THE NAME OR THE E-MAIL OF THEM. THANK YOU .....PS ..I LOVE YOUR SHOW
hi andrew i am a big fan of the show and i was wondering if u could do a Special on guatamalan cuisene and if you do please do it i thank you
HI ANDREW I LOVE TO WATCH YOUR SHOW.LAST YEAR I HAD TONSIL CANCER AND COULD NOT TASTE ANY THING SO THIS YEAR WHILE WATCHING YOU EAT STUFF I EAT AND TRY NEW THINGS WITH MY NEW TASTE BUDS KEEP ON EATIN.
HI ANDREW. WE ENJOYED YOUR SEASON PREMIERE IN THAILAND VERY MUCH! IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT THE COMMUNITIES ARE RECOVERING WELL AFTER THE TSUNAMI. WE LOVE TO TRAVEL, AND YOU INSPIRE US TO BE ADVENTUROUS EATERS! WE TRULY BELIEVE YOU MUST EXPERIENCE THE CUISINE OF A CULTURE IN ORDER TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF IT'S PEOPLE.
Everytime my Tivo says Anthony Bourdain is on, it's Andrew Zimmern instead. I wouldn't mind so much, but Andrew smacks every single time he eats. It's so irritating it drives me nuts. I want to just kick in his big fat face. Who raised this guy? i owuld go nuts in that home. An entire herd of Zimmerns smacking like sloppy disgusting cows. I've got a size 11 steel toed boot for that mug. If you smacked like that around me, you'd have to start a new show called "Bizarre Foods Pureed Because Andrew No Longer Has Teeth".
hey michael.. be nice. Im sure you do somewhat rude things too-- such as randomly threatening people you dont know on a forum.... i didnt like that at all--found it disgusting and rude.
The reason he 'smacks his lips' is he's doing his job--- go to a wine tasting and ask them why they smack their lips instead of acting like an illbred boozo.
or better yet go take a sip of good beer ( not bud or coors) and smack your lips. it drives the flavor across your tongue so you can taste it better :rolls eyes:
and on an aside, I have size five steel toed boots and i know how to use em.... thanks but you dont intimidate -- just look like an ignorant, arrogant person looking to force other people how to act like you think they should.... so put away your lil white hood and zip up your fly--- i gots a bigger dick than you anyhow... and im a girl.
Hi, Andrew Zimmern,
I am referencing the e-mail you received on 7/18 from Karla, can you give me the address of the place in New Orleans where I can get the turkey duck chicken?
Hi Andrew,
Love the show! I would LOVE to be doing what you're doing. Have you been to Portugal? I don't recall seeing a show done there. I lived there; they have some interesting food. And, of course, the country itself is beautiful.
i love the show and wood love a e mail so i can talk to u about the food u eat and i love to travel so maby i can get a nice place to go from u ty 4 your time
Hello!! Andrew I love your show and miss it when my wife and i go home to the Philippines each winter, and I think of you while eating BALOT,and many other Philippine rare foods. I would love to show you the true culture of the Filipinas as I have come to know them over the years. Im retired Navy and married while stationed there. you mentioned on your show about signing up to win a trip with you and i couldnt find put where .. Thanks and keep up great entertainment for us. Woody
when will you be coming out with a cookbook of your favorite and not so favorite Bizarre Foods?
LOVE YOUR SHOW AND ADMIRE YOUR COURAGE! RECENTLY SAW YOUR THAILAND SHOW(?) THERE WAS SMALL PIECE ON AN ALGAE WATER FARM IN THE MTNS PRODUCING AN ANTIOXIDANT/MULTIVITAMIN. Please tell me the name of the suppliment.
Finally I know what I was eating. A high school friend from Ethiopia had me over for dinner. The red spicy chicken and boiled egg stew we sopped up with flat bread, mmmm still taste it. Muoy muoy caliente. Thought I would never see or hear about it ever again. Thanks bunches. Now need to try East Tennessee cuisine, open invitation as long as I live.
Have you ever came across oyster crabs. Bizarre!
Love your show. Keep them coming
Tried to research sorgham popcorn from your trip to Ethopia. Could find no results relative to a seed. Seems to be a liquid. Can you help me. Thanks
I enjoyed the show when Andrew was touring Ethiopea but was surprised that he never encountered jnjera which is the sourdough flatbread served in most Ethopian restaurants in the US. He sampled several kinds of bread eaten there but no mention of jnjera (pronounced "engerra")
Hi Andrew. my name is Dat Doan, A Vietnamese Canadian currently living in Toronto, ON, Canada. I absolutely love your show, I think its great what you are doing. Its been a lifelong dream of mine to do what you are doing now. Trust me, I am just like you. I'm always looking for anything that are weird and wonderful all the time. I've heard about your upcomming cast, but its only for US residents. I would love to travel with you if there's ever a chance, I will show you what I can eat. "I will eat anything with it's bach to the sky" thanx, Dat
LOVE YOUR SHOW AND ADMIRE YOUR COURAGE! RECENTLY SAW YOUR THAILAND SHOW(?) THERE WAS SMALL PIECE ON AN ALGAE WATER FARM IN THE MTNS PRODUCING AN ANTIOXIDANT/MULTIVITAMIN. Please tell me the name of the suppliment.
HEY ANDREW ARE YOU EVER GOING TO VISIT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC? AM WAITING FOR THAT SHOW
i want to thank you so much for your show, i hope your show will last for seasons to come. As long as you are on the network i will continue to watch. I recently saw the show on ethiopia and was surprised to hear you say that there was another source of popcorn, how can i have that seed or product shipped to the USA.
Thanks
Norma
Hi Andrew, I love your show there so much out there and i would have never know if it wasen't for u and your crew .It Amazing. I would LOVE to go with you for one day and Eat what u eat it would be an adventure of a life time .Hat off to you and your crew.Have you ever thought about going to Pakistan??
I was wondering if you would ever do a show in Honduras?
hi Andrew, i love your show so much. im original from Cambodia and i hope you will do a show in my country because we eat a lot of crazy food and also we have a very interesting history too. if you plane to do a show in Cambodia please consider me as your tour guide lol .
Hello Andrew when will you go to Turkey - not many countries are named after a food! I have had many strange but delicious foods in Turkey myself.
Andrew when will you venture down under to Australia and experience the bizarre outback and also big multicultural cities
Dear Andrew:
I am a fan of your show and have found it quite informative, educational and interesting. It gives me great pleasure to invite you to Jamaica, West Indies to host one of your episodes on Bizzarre Foods. Jamaica is rich in history as it was first occupied by the Tainos (Arawaks), then came the Spanish, Africans, English, more Africans, Chinese, Indians, Semitics among other nationalities. All of contributed to our cuisine and our rich history which is heralded in our motto, 'out of many one people'. Keep up the good work as you and the Travel channel continue to provide us with an insight into different cultures and their cuisine. By the way it would be good if you could do a feature on the cuisine of tribal people, such as the Mek tribe or the African bushmen. See you on TV.
Allison Hall
Andrew Zimmern-
When are you going to visit the island of St.Lucia?
There are plenty of ppl in my country that would love to have you down there tohave you experience some of the raw and natural foods that we as St.Lucians love.
My boyfriend loves your show and thats the only thing s he won't switch on t.v. So can you make his dream come true and visit our island of ST.LUCIA????? Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!
Have you ever eaten anything that made you ill?
Come on Andrew, you should tell the viewers the difference between a rabbit and a hare when you are eating one in the UK.
Andrew:
Want to come to Ohio for a raccoon dinner?
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Dude, you are a totally disgusting fat pig! You will eat anything and show no respect for animal life just to boost your ego trip along with the shows ratings. I think this show should be cancelled, as discovery has always been an ispiration for intersting and educational topics. This certainly is not on that list. I would love to see a final episode where you travel to remote Island and the Islanders stuff you and then roast you over a fire pit.
Now that would be intersting.
JD
You are an idiot. It's people like you who should be stuffed and roasted over a fire pit. Bizzare Foods is a great show, because what it teaches us is that one of the best ways to really learn about a culture and a people is through the food they eat. Stop judging others by your own narrow point of view.
After seeing your Ethiopia episode, i was really curious about that popcorn. I've eaten something very similar and tasty and was interested where i could possibly find those kernels to make my own? Thanks Randy
Hi, I just got done watching the episode about Goa, India, and I was wondering if you could tell me of any where I can get the stuff you drank at the end of the show that helps you to loose weight. If you can help, please send me an email.
Hey Randy I live in Wisconsin and you can get them sent to you from here. It is called sorgum.They use it here for a varity of things.They even make jelly and syrup from it.Good luck in finding it. hey look up this business on line Arrowhead Apple Orchard in Wisconsin maybe they can point you in the right direction.
I love your show! But I really wonder if you suffer from your food trials?
I know I could try many of the not so bizarre items if I didn't think it would make me sick, especially in 3rd world markets. Do you have an iron stomach? Or stock in Pepto.... ????
I wonder if applicants to the show survivor study your show to learn about food sources for their trek in the wild???
Hope you keep finding wild things to eat!
Ann in San Diego Calif
Hi Andrew,
Just wondering if you know which species of bat you ate in Samoa. Was it the Pteropus samoensis or the Pteropus tonganus? Also, where else have you encountered bats hunting and bats being sold in market places?
Thanks, I would really appreciate the information.
Wow, if you reply to this i am going to be amazed. Anyways, what was the weardest thing you have ever ate? You should make a show at St.Peteursburg Florida (not Russia).
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO CORNING ,NEW YORK/ I LOVE YOUR SHOWS AND THEY ARE REALLY GREAT&FANTASTIC PLEASE KEEP THE COMMING/THEY ARE SO SO SO GOOD.
hey andrew.....
i really love your show..... never missed an episode.....
i wish u could come to indonesia..... there's plenty of bizzare foods to try....
u'll love it here!!
Andrew,
We love your show! We are planning a trip to Guangzhou and Hong Kong this summer and would love to try some bizarre foods when we are there. Would you recommend some great places for us to go? Thanks!
Andrew,
I'm orginally from Virginia but 10 years ago I moved to the heart of Pa in pa dutch country. It was like going back in time with buggies and ppl speaking strange and all the bonnents. Another thing that was strange was the foods. Everything from stuffed belly, to scrapple and pudding(not the chocolate kind). As well as things like pot pie made with ribbon noodles more like chicken and dupplings than what I would call pot pie lol. Have you ever considered doing a show in the Pa dutch country it is truly like a walk back in time, with so many yummy and bizzare foods.
Hi Andrew, It would be nice to be able to see with addresses all the places you showed on your show of New York and around. I can't find anything on your blog. Maybe it's just me?
Let me know if you can. Thanks a lot
Wow, I never knew that Ask Andrew!. That's pretty interesting...
Wow, I never knew that Thank you for all your wonderful comments. . That's pretty interesting...
Chef, I would like to say how much my wife and I enjoy watching your show. I was wondering if you are ever doing a show in Belize? I am a full blooded mayan indian. I have been raised in the states since I was seven. Just recently my wife and I had the opportunity to go back and see all my blood family who I have not seen for 17 years. It was amazing How they accepted my wife and I. I would love to see you do a show in Belize, I know you would love it.
I am a real big fan of yours an i think u doing what other people don't have the guts to do. Just keep doing what you doing an one more thing "If it look right then eat it".
I love your tv show, but I would like to know if you have ever gone to Peru or have tried Peruvian food. I am sure 100% that you will find a lot of bizarre foods in the coast, highlands, and jungles in Peru. You will not be dissapointed. Thanks.
Watching when you go to these poor villages and they share all their food, does the show bring them anything in return (like money or gifts) since they're giving so much?
On your Goa trip one of the people showing you around was a beautiful young woman named Yellow. Is there any thing you can tell me about her? What her full name is, what she does for a living.....is she single and looking:). love your show look forward to watching what you eat in the future.
Good writer, adventurous and intrepid. Why is it your microphone accentuates your slurping sounds. I change the channel when you slurp your way through a plate... petty but I may not be the only one.... andale, pues!
Andew I love your sjow exept me and me parent get sick after watching the stuff you eat but we love the episodes when you went to Africa, Bejing, and Cambodia because my family is Chinese/Cambodian and I have a freind from Africa and the foods and drinks were pretty intersting but gross.
Can't say much expect your shows are interesting and brightens up my day
where is the hilltop eatery you went to when you were in puerto rico? we'll be in PR in oct. and would love to go there.how to get there from san juan?? love your show'
I heard Andrew on our local radio station in Milwaukee, WI. He had mentioned online episodes. How can we find those. Love the show. You should have a contest for one of us to go on an adventure with you. We can go bite for bite.
Hi Andrew, I'm 9 yrs. old, and love to eat crazy stuff. From the ocean to the jungle. I would love to be a companion on your adventures! Have you ever thought of having a kid be your sidekick for your travels? Please?!! Contact me or my parents, Good Eats, Tristan
your shows are a delight
Hay Andrew
In one of your trip to Asia you drank a coffee that was made from a rodent after that eat the coffee bean what is the name of the coffee??? i wood like to try it can you help
sincerely silent & avouches
I watched a show on 8/30/09 and you visited Iceland and ? you ate lamb hotdogs--can you send me info on lamb hotdogs, thanks Barb
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@53 Robbert about the Netherlands: don't forget the double salt licorice (and many other kinds of licorice) and of course the Frisian pea soup (Snert). I'm a cloggie myself and been trying to think what else bizarre we have to offer, but between what we mentioned so far, I couldn't think of anything else. anyone else any dutch bizarre food suggestions?
Andrew I am a huge fan of Bizzare Foods and Bizzare World. I watch your show every chance I get. I live in south Texas; originally from Laredo,Texas. I saw the show when you went to Laredo and had BARBACOA and JAVALINA. I have seen you eat all kind of stuff and food of course. My question to you is if you have ever eaten "CHILES RELLENOS." I would think you have but I have never seen you have one in all your shows. I was just wondering!!!!
Your show ROCKS!! i watch reruns over and over and it still amazes me every time :) More power to you and your show! LOVE IT!!!