Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern
Andrew Zimmern scours the globe in search of the world's most unique meals.
Lewis and Clark Trail
S9 E1
Andrew follows in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark while experiencing the bountiful cuisine of the Pacific Northwest; sampling Pacific lampreys, forages for edible barnacles and harvests for sea salt on this culinary adventure.
The Southern BBQ Trail
S9 E2
Andrew Zimmern eats his way through the Southern BBQ Trail; dry-aged brisket in Atlanta; liver nip dumplings in South Carolina; raccoon hash in Hull, Georgia.
Civil War
S9 E3
Andrew Zimmern sinks his teeth into the foods that have sustained soldiers and civilians since the lean times of the Civil War and shaped a region's cuisine, from barbecued raccoon and squirrel stew to tooth-cracking hard tack.
Road Tripping Route 66
S9 E4
Andrew Zimmern sets off on historic Route 66, where he tries ranch dressing soda, judges a calf fry cook-off and dines at some of the most iconic diners along the world-famous highway; quail stew, onion burgers and ox tail.
Cruising the Pacific Coast Highway
S9 E6
Andrew Zimmern cruises up the most scenic highway in America on a seafood-sampling adventure; hagfish fishing in the Pacific, eating the slimy reproductive organs of sea urchins and foraging for juicy gooseneck barnacles.
Magnificent Mississippi River
S9 E7
Andrew Zimmern follows Mark Twain's path down the Mississippi River for a slice of Americana; floating from meal to meal, he tries frog legs on a cargo ship, hunts wood duck, grills huge fish ribs and learns the art of Deep South pheasant pot pie.
Cajun Country Trail
S9 E8
Andrew Zimmern heads south to explore Louisiana's Cajun country; from blood sausage to chewy ginger cakes, seafood gumbo to wild hog heart, Andrew finds that Cajun country is rife with edible resources and French-inspired recipes from the past.
Madrid
S8 E1
Exploring Madrid for baby pig heads, organ omelets and duck liver jewelry.
Senegal
S8 E2
Andrew harvests ancient sea salt, roasts a sheep's head and fishes the wild waters in Senegal's West African culture.
The Bronx
S8 E4
Andrew tries coyote, raccoon tail and clams and mussels from Long Island Sound in the Bronx.
Okinawa
S8 E5
Andrew tastes poisonous puffer fish, sea snake eggs and raw goat in Okinawa, Japan.
Shanghai
S8 E6
Andrew travels to Shanghai for softshell turtle, snail shells, chicken hearts and snakes.
Stockholm
S8 E7
Putrefied herring; smoked sperm; reindeer testicle; aged horse meat; high-end hot dogs; whiskey goose blood soup.
Cyprus
S8 E8
Stuffed grape leaves and pork belly in Cyprus; curdling goat milk and sampling sun-dried goat; the world's oldest cookie.
Guatemala: Balls, Brains & Bull's Eyes
S7 E1
Fresh bull testicle ceviche and possum Sunday dinner in Guatemala where ancient flavors are still alive.
Croatia's Dalmatian Coast: Roasted Rodents & Stone Soup
S7 E2
Ancient tastes in Croatia like roasted dormice and giant offal kebabs to baked rooster and grilled frog.
Paris Reborn: Cow Heads, Caves & Pig Parts
S7 E3
Mushrooms harvested in underground caves; brined ham delivered to the presidential palace; aging artisanal French cheese.
Philadelphia: Shad Cakes, Krak & Kishke
S7 E4
Cheese-steak and shad cake to turkey neck and pig liver in Philadelphia where pride brings good food.
Oaxaca: Ant Tortillas and Grasshopper Tacos
S7 E5
Winged ants, grilled intestines, grasshoppers and dried beef hearts enjoyed in Mexico's culinary capital.
Amsterdam: Squealing Eels & Stroopwafels
S7 E6
Unique re-inventions of traditional Dutch recipes in Amsterdam from goose krokets to insect-filled nuggets to smoked local eel and hollow pig head.
Kansas City: Snoots & Spleens
S7 E7
Jiggly pig snoots, spliced spleen, backyard-trapped woodchuck and world-class BBQ in Kansas City.
Kazakhstan: Hunting With Eagles & Milking Mares
S6 E1
Hunting for rabbits with a golden eagle; a blow while milking a horse; sheep brains to fermented camel milk and smoked horse sausage.
Taipei: Stinky Tofu and Iron Eggs
S6 E2
Andrew visits Taipei, Taiwan and faces down stinky tofu in a mountainside factory, learns the secret to turning eggs into hard-as-iron street food, and masters pulling the longest and strongest noodles.
Rome: Porchetta, Pecorino and Pizza
S6 E3
Lamb brains, veal intestine, cheese aged in millennia-old caves and nets eels.
Dubai: Carp, Camel and Cocoons
S6 E4
Milking camels, fermenting fish in the desert sun, making musical organ meat mush and manna from heaven.
Panama: Beef Lungs & Love Potions
S6 E5
Chicken foot souse; iguana meat and eggs; beef lung; aphrodisiac smoothies; Chinese- Panamanian kosher cheese.
Ho Chi Minh City: Rat Hearts & Porcupine Parts
S6 E6
Andrew travels to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and while hitting the city streets at night, he feasts on sucking snails and duck tongues and on the outskirts of town he hunts for rice field rats, and gets a taste of farm-raised porcupine.
Peruvian Amazon: Giant Rodents & Biting Ants
S6 E7
Wrestling giant paiche fish; grilled coconut grubs and smoked jungle rodents; giant biting ants with a shaman.
San Antonio: Brains, Balls & Blood
S6 E8
Baby goats cooked; cow heads roasted; pig blood; calves' balls; crickets.
Mexico City: Corn Smut & Ant Eggs
S5 E1
Andrew travels to Mexico City and eats stewed pig knuckles in one of the city's most notorious barrios; he feasts on worms and ant eggs in the desert outside the metropolis.
Lisbon: Snails, Sardines & Barnacles
S5 E2
Crashing surf to harvest barnacles from the rocky shore; feasting on mounds of mollusks at a huge snail festival; making the world's best canned fish.
Ireland: Ancient Bog Butter & Smoked Pigeon
S5 E3
Ultimate smoked salmon; pigeon with bog oak; 3 thousand-year-old butter.
Brooklyn: Schmaltz & Sea Robins
S5 E4
Fishing for sea robin; grilling dockside; kombucha bacteria pancakes; spleen sandwich.
Newfoundland: Moose Pies & Seal Flippers
S5 E5
Fried cod cheek and tongues; moose pie; chicken fried seal flipper.
Faroe Islands: Spoiled Sheep & Boiled Birds
S5 E6
Giant horse mussels; fermented sheep head; blood-filled sheep stomach; seagulls.
Los Angeles: Spleen Soup and Sriracha
S5 E7
Fried fish fins; honey from Africanized bees; the country's hottest sauce.
Syria
S4 E1
Andrew retraces some of the old routes between Asia and Europe, searching for food and experiences echoing back to biblical times.
Pennsylvania
S4 E2
Japanese chef cooks up organs; a family boils up an entire pig.
Venice
S4 E3
Blowing Murano glass; catching critters; indulging in cicchetti.
Madagascar
S4 E4
Andrew explores the culture of Madagascar; he gets an intimate look at the food and people; he tries zebu, a rare beetle and fruit of the baobab tree.
Chicago
S4 E5
Andrew gets a taste of Chicago's diverse food scene.
Namibia
S4 E6
Andrew travels to Namibia and embarks on a journey back through time on a quest to meet the tribe of the Himba.
Greece
S4 E8
Andrew meets Greeks that are passionate about food in Athens.
Hong Kong
S4 E9
Turtle jelly soup; snake bile; medicinal bug tea.
Hungary
S4 E10
Tasting Hungary's traditional favorites and modern dishes.
Chengdu
S4 E11
The holy grail of hot food lovers.
Indonesia
S4 E12
Ceremonies marking rites of passage are a mouthful for Andrew's exploratory tastes.
Taste of the Tropics
S4 E13
A traditional Mayan meal features pig head tamales; a giant jungle rat in Cuba; everglades frogs' legs in Florida.
Kalahari
S4 E14
Enormous porcupine and jewel beetles are foraged for in the barren desert; Andrew eats Zebra.
NYC: Will Work for Food
S4 E15
Andrew returns to the city to try his hand at cooking, waiting and street vending to see if he can still cut it.
Embassy Row
S4 E16
Andrews goes to some of the foreign embassies in DC to taste the different diplomatic food.
Finland
S4 E17
Andrew cooks meals with a family in Lapland and discusses the simple ingredients of Nordic cuisine with a world class chef.
Rio De Janeiro
S4 E18
Andrew hits up one of the world's sexiest cities, not for the beaches, but for the food culture.
Suriname
S4 E19
Andrew tastes a stink pig called a Pingo and a rabbit called a Coconi in the rainforest.
Sardinia
S4 E21
In Sardinia, Andrew shows what the locals eat.
Montreal
S4 E22
Andrew makes a trip to the city and it's Duck livers and horse tartare to eat.
Jamaica
S4 E23
Andrew tries unique dishes that combine island flavors with African traditions.
Nicaragua
S3 E1
Andrew visits Nicaragua and tries everything from bull delicacies to gourmet coffee and a seafood smoothie so potent it's said to raise the dead.
Puerto Rico
S3 E2
Andrew visits the Pork Highway, tries strange ice cream, tours a unique San Juan market and samples wild treats in Puerto Rico.
Thailand
S3 E3
Exotic foods in Thailand.
Cambodia
S3 E4
Andrew eats local specialities in Cambodia.
Bangkok
S3 E5
Andrew finds food in Thailand that even he has never seen before.
Mongolia
S3 E6
Andrew encounters some food items for the first time in Mongolia, where people live off the rugged land in much the same way as their ancestors did in the time of Genghis Khan.
Arizona
S3 E7
Andrew Zimmern uncovers the unique and bizarre cuisine in the state of Arizona; he samples the native traditions of the Navajo and more.
Tokyo
S3 E9
Andrew returns to Tokyo for adventures in food from exploring seafood markets to becoming a horumon chef for a day serving up intestines from cows and pigs.
Baja Mexico
S3 E10
Andrew explores the peninsula and the food of Baja in Mexico.
Buenos Aires
S3 E11
Andrew Zimmern heads to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to explore the area's unique food; he samples their local dishes and learns about the city's history.
Best Bites
S2 E1
Highlights from the show's first season and previously unaired footage.
China: Beijing
S2 E2
Andrew samples imperial dishes and hot pot street snacks in Beijing.
Iceland
S2 E3
Andrew visits the glaciers, hot springs, geysers and volcanos of Iceland.
Minnesota
S2 E5
Deep-fried bar fare and sophisticated cuisine in Minnesota.
Bolivia
S2 E6
Andrew Zimmern reveals the secrets of Bolivia.
Chile
S2 E7
Andrew Zimmern culinary tour of Chile includes cow udders and barnacles.
China: Guangzhou
S2 E8
Guangzhou, the bizarre food capital of China.
Delhi
S2 E9
Andrew Zimmern feeds the body and the soul while sampling the cuisine of Delhi.
Phuket, Thailand
S2 E10
Andrew travels to Phuket, Thailand.
Sicily
S2 E11
Andrew travels to the Italian island of Sicily.
Goa, India
S2 E12
Andrew Zimmern explores Goa, a former Portuguese colony in western India, to sample local cuisine; he tucks into prawn curry, Portuguese chorizo and pork vindaloo.
Samoa
S2 E13
Andrew travels to the south Pacific to explore the food and culture of the Samoan Islands.
Paris
S2 E14
Paris; creating intense flavors in a tiny dessert; snail caviar.
Los Angeles
S2 E15
The variety of foods found in Los Angeles.
Halloween Special
S2 E16
Baked tarantula, fresh steer blood, and chilled lamb kidney are all a part of Andrew's Halloween party.
Hawaii
S2 E17
Authentic Hawaiian cuisine including poi, octopus, wild boar organs and Spam.
Ethiopia
S2 E18
Andrew explores Ethiopia, an African country famous for its cuisine.
Maine
S2 E19
Bizarre recipes with local ingredients in Maine.
Holiday Special
S2 E20
Andrew invites a group of diverse friends from around the world to celebrate their respective holidays.
Uganda
S2 E21
Andrew travels to Uganda, a country known as the pearl of Africa where the people are friendly and the food is simple; hunting a fish that lives on land; harvesting flying ants for a meal; eating a sugarcane rat.
Japan
S2 E22
Andrew tries octopus eggs, fermented sushi and an unusually flavored milkshake while visiting Japan.
Sexy Food
S2 E23
The connection between food and sex.
Surf It Up
S2 E24
Andrew has tasted some of the strangest creatures to ever come out of the ocean, ranging from sea slugs in Samoa to mangrove snake in the Philippines.
Tanzania
S2 E25
Andrew visits Tanzania in East Africa and samples traditional breakfast supu, a soup made of goat lungs, heart and liver as well as cow stomach, intestines and tongue.
Seoul, South Korea
S2 E26
Andrew tries soups, barbecues and fermented foods in Seoul, South Korea; Andrew makes fresh kimchi during a factory visit.
The Outback
S2 E27
Andrew heads to the Australian Outback, where he joins Aboriginal Australians to eat wallaby, samples crocodile meat and dines on poisonous cane toads.
Appalachia
S2 E28
Andrew samples the culture and food of the Appalachian Mountains; squirrel hunting in West Virginia; Liver Mush Festival in North Carolina; baked raccoon and possum.
Eastern Australia
S2 E29
Andrew visits Australia; snorkeling and spearfishing; a farm where cattle are pampered; trying new foods from the Sydney Fish Market.
Singapore
S2 E30
Andrew heads to Singapore to sample the diversity of its food and culture.
Texas
S2 E31
Andrew eats a nitrogen frozen dessert, chocolate bacon and fried alligator in Texas; touring the NASA kitchens for a taste of space.
Survival Special
S2 E32
Andrew learns to live off the land in a Mexican jungle while testing his stomach, mind and body.
Philippines
S1 E1
Andrew is off to the island nation of the Philippines; he chows down on local favorites like Balut, crickets, stuffed frogs and live worms.
Ecuador
S1 E3
Andrew Zimmern visits the South American country of Ecuador.
Gulf Coast
S1 E4
Andrew Zimmern visits the American Gulf Coast.
United Kingdom
S1 E5
Andrew travels through the United Kingdom and samples some traditional and cutting-edge cuisine; he tries haggis, jellied eels, pheasant and ox heart.
Trinidad and Tobago
S1 E6
Andrew Zimmern visits Trinidad and Tobago.
Alaska
S1 E7
Fermented fish heads; jellied moose nose; reindeer pizza; whitefish ice cream.
Vietnam
S1 E9
Andrew Zimmern samples snake parts, pig's ears, silk worms and cat coffee during his Vietnamese adventure.
New York City
S1 E10
Andrew Zimmern is in his hometown of New York City; he samples some more unusual offerings; he tries a beef tongue sandwich, banana canapés and jellyfish salad.
Morocco
S1 E11
Andrew discovers Morocco's culinary fare, from lambs head to pigeon pie.
Mexico
S1 E12
Mexico's cuisine.