Bizarre Foods

This show had to grow on me.  At first when I watched Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel, it grossed me out.  He would eat things that I thought were absolutely disgusting and seriously, it made me sick to my stomach watching him devour things.  Now- I love the show and I think Andrew Zimmern is just totally entertaining and the perfect host for this show!

So, this show really has no "point" I guess.  Andrew basically goes around to all these different countries/locations and tries different food.  Every episode he generally has the same type of "layout" I guess.  He has a guide in the different countries he goes to, and they usually take him to a market and/or some cool, less known restaurants in which he samples some of their specialties (sometimes gross and ridiculous things, other times somewhat normal).  He usually ends the last 20 minutes of the show with a big type of meal with someone's family or a group of tribal members or something in which he participates in a huge feast (usually an animal or many are killed).  Either way, the show is interesting.

Not only do you see how so many cultures interact or survive, but you get to see so many beautiful landscapes and so many different parts of the world.  One of the first times I really sat down and watched this show, I was totally shocked at how some places still functioned.  So many people still rely on wildlife as their source of nourishment and fire as their source of heat and energy. 

Some of these episodes have been super graphic and some of the things he eats (gross body parts) are ridiculous, but overall it is a totally entertaining show and you learn a lot and I think that it definitely deserves a chance and people should tune in because they don't know what they are missing out on!  I used to think that the Travel Channel was boring, but there are definitely some super interesting shows on there that are both comical and educational- and this one is a perfect example!

You need to give this show a chance!  It shows many times throughout the week on a variety of days and times so you are bound to catch at least one show!  I am not too sure when a new season is coming out, but the old seasons are just as interesting/amazing as the newer ones!

Andrew is not afraid to try anything and encourages his audience to do the same!  In his own words (and the basic theme to his television show) ...

IF IT LOOKS GOOD... EAT IT!