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Originally posted by walls1500:
1) What bizarre foods have you most looked forward to eating?
2) What bizarre foods have you least looked forward to eating?
3) What bizarre food are you still dying to try?
4) What bizarre food would you NOT eat?

Jeff

1-I was looking forward to eating haggis in Scotland the most and I have to say I was very satisfied by my experience.

2-Least looking forward to? Well, anything in Asia can be surprising, but I was definitely not looking forward to raw pigs testicles. They ended up tasting all right.

3-I can’t wait to go hunting with the indigenous tribal peoples in Borneo and Tanzania because they have a ritual of cooking associated with the hunt. I’d love to be in Africa and be involved with a hunt for some four-legged creature and then roast them over an open fire under an African sky.

4-I will not try raw poultry intestines and certain types of animal brains because of encephalitis issues. But truthfully, I’m more scared of sliced tomatoes at the hotel salad bar.

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Originally posted by donotknowme:
1. Did you feel "better" before, or after, the Shaman was breathing fire on you and rubbing you with a poisonous plant?

2. What toothpaste do you use?

1-Yes, I’ve had a very good year ever since then. If you believe it works it works.

2-I'm a Crest Boy.

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Originally posted by triplechris:
I have a question for Andrew. Do you accept fan submitted recipes or do you just sample traditional world cuisine? If you want a suggestion on someplace exotic to go, may I recommend the Faeroe Islands? You can dine on pilot whale blubber, skerpikjøt (wind dried mutton), puffin eggs, and other things you can't find at the average American grocery store. Plus its close to Norway, where you can get the utterly disgusting lutefisk.

Anyway, I love the show. Keep it up!

I think we have plans to solicit bizarre food recipes and pictures from people in the future. So stay tuned.

And thanks for the heads up on the Faeroe Islands-sounds like my kind of place!

Hello Andrew, Thanx for taking some time and answering our questions/concerns.It was informative,but hard to wait till the next season of the program. Mean time it would be gr8 if you could be active in the forum with some hot discussions & arguments about foods.
Good to hear that one of the lucky web chatter will get a chance to be with you in the next season of bizzare foods, I am ready right now. Till then,what ever I see good...I will/try to eat it. Good bye

Thanks for Bizarre Foods Andrew and you are doing exactly what I would do. The last place on earth I want to go to on any trip is McDonalds. I do visit the grocery stores whenever I'm on a trip to see how the other half lives even though that I've only been to Canada and Hawaii and in between.

My question with so many foods being available via mail orders through the web, I would like recommendations on where would be the best place to order from? Several years ago, I stopped by an English store with imported foods from Britain and I found Christmas pudding which I loved plus a few other items.

Also, for those of us wanting to experiment in the U.S., what about sharing some of the receipes and how we find some of the ingredients?

What is the drink with algea that andrew drank and what is the vitamin that it is turned into thanks paul

Thanks for replying, Andrew! Raw any kind of testicles doesn't sound appetizing to me :-) I hope you do end up having a co-hort contest; I'd love to try out to go on one of your excusions! Good health and good eating!

Hi Andrew, we love your show!!
My qestion is this, Where was it that you got the Turduken? My family and I would love to try it. I want to order one from the place you tied it.

Thanks for all the Great Eating! oking forward to the new season!

Be careful with that Turducken:

Amount Per Serving
Calories: 1733
Total Fat: 111.6g
Cholesterol: 577mg

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Originally posted by chefaz:

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Originally posted by triplechris:
I have a question for Andrew. Do you accept fan submitted recipes or do you just sample traditional world cuisine? If you want a suggestion on someplace exotic to go, may I recommend the Faeroe Islands? You can dine on pilot whale blubber, skerpikjøt (wind dried mutton), puffin eggs, and other things you can't find at the average American grocery store. Plus its close to Norway, where you can get the utterly disgusting lutefisk.

Anyway, I love the show. Keep it up!

I think we have plans to solicit bizarre food recipes and pictures from people in the future. So stay tuned.

And thanks for the heads up on the Faeroe Islands-sounds like my kind of place!

We are currently accepting recipes and 'bizarre' food recipes from our users. More information here: http://travel.discovery.com/tv/bizarre-foods/recipes.html
Rani - Bizarre Foods Online Producer

Andrew Andrew Andrew, Please let your producers know that there are many of us out there who would love to experience you culinary tastes. It would be nice if they could have a couple of shows that could indulge us. What do you think of that idea? How these lucky contestants would or could be chosen would be hard. PLEASE PUT ME IN THE LOTTERY! It would really be a highlight in my life. Imagine, how fortunate and estatic we the droolers would be.

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Originally posted by kibblesnbits:
No, these are the animals available in abundance to these indigenous peoples like the guinea pigs in the Philippines; easy and fast to breed.

uh, just to clarify, we don't eat guinea pigs (or Dagang Costas, as we call them) in the Philippines. I had several of them as pets growing up and they ended their lives out of the frying pan. I think you were referring to Ecuador?

Now, I will admit that the guinea pig eating bit also disturbed me a lot, but I have to agree with you in saying we can't pass judgment on another country's culture - and not just because my own country of birth has several of what you might consider gross-out food. So like what a lot of people have already said about this show, enjoy it for its educational value and be open-minded enough to appreciate cultures other than your own.

I don't see anything wrong with it. Eating gineapig is no different than eating rabbit or eating deer and people eat those all the time. if I was in another country and everyone is going out on a friday night for some ginea pig I would joing them. It would be just like picking a lobster out of the thank! (except is not a lobster and there is no thank. By the way ... i think you guys may be thinking of the episode in Peru.

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Originally posted by drgnsdream:
Hi Andrew, we love your show!!
My qestion is this, Where was it that you got the Turduken? My family and I would love to try it. I want to order one from the place you tied it.

Thanks for all the Great Eating! oking forward to the new season!

I think this is the place you are looking for, http://www.donsspecialtymeats.com

From the show I remember the place having stuffed beef tongue. maybe some of the other viewer can help.

No question...just a comment.
The funniest food show I have ever seen.
The piece on Morrco "I hope she is saving those for me" (goat testicals). I swear I almost fell out of my chair. Andrew Keep up the good work.

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Originally posted by pwehula:
This has got to be the most disturbing show on TV!! how can you possibly enjoy a show that promotes the slaughtering of innocent animals & find it enjoying? Sheep eyes! guinea pigs! cats! dogs!! monkeys! Good lord!! aren't there enough atrocities going on in the world without watching the wholesale torture of animals for entertainment!!?? Sick, sick, sick!!

He could not possibly eat all that food by him self, it probably goes to waste ... all that suffering from all those poor animals probably in vain. yummy, yummy

I dont want to ask the same question being asked over and over, but can someone tell me if Andre ever giot sick from eating any of that fly covered street food?

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Originally posted by bastinado:
I dont want to ask the same question being asked over and over, but can someone tell me if Andre ever giot sick from eating any of that fly covered street food?

Hello,
I believe the answer is no. According to Andrew, he was "made for this job." He has never gotten sick.

Rani - Bizarre Foods Online Producer

Where is a good place to buy spirulina in the U.S. and is the liquid, tablet or powder form better??

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Originally posted by spetaz:
What is the drink with algea that andrew drank and what is the vitamin that it is turned into thanks paul

Spirulina—it is a superfood, not many legumes and other food items besides meat have complete proteins, but spirulina has all essential amino acids. It does have vitamins as well, B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12, C, D, and E.

As to where to find it, try Googling "where to find spiruina." There are some sites where it is possible to order spirulina online like www.bulkfoods.com. I also know that at some smoothie shops that are health based, spirulina is often available to add. Other than that I would try your local food co-op, spirulina will probably be found in the dietary supplement section in pill or powder form.

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Originally posted by drgnsdream:
Hi Andrew, we love your show!!
My qestion is this, Where was it that you got the Turduken? My family and I would love to try it. I want to order one from the place you tied it.

Thanks for all the Great Eating! oking forward to the new season!

The turduken came from Hebert's in Maurice, Louisiana. You should stop by and tell Sammy that you heard about them from me on Bizarre Foods, I know he'd love it. Or if you want to check them out online, here you go! Enjoy!
http://www.hebertsmeats.com/

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Originally posted by sluuug:
I have one simple question and it's from tonights Spain show. I have NEVER EVER met anyone who does not like HORCHATA!!! Considering all the things that you eat, you would be the last person I expect to not like it. What was so bad about it?

I agree with you sluuug - in fact had Mexican Horchata today - it tastes like rice pudding to me with a lot of cinnamon - which I love and my husband was going to try it BUT after seeing Andrew gag on it - that will never happen now

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Originally posted by bcobb913:
Where is a good place to buy spirulina in the U.S. and is the liquid, tablet or powder form better??

The Naked Juice company (www.nakedjuice.com) makes a fruit juice smoothie called Green Machine that contains 1300 mg of spirulina. The drink is green, but don't let that scare you. The initial flavor is of fresh vegetables, sort of like a V8 (only better), followed by fruit flavors that don't leave any icky aftertaste. I love the stuff. I don't know if it's the spirulina or the other ingredients but I feel great for two days after drinking a bottle of Green Machine. Plus it tastes great.

They have an online store locator or you can call 1-877-858-4237 (posted on their website). Maybe you can find one near you.

Andrew, has the "cleansing" in Ecuador caused you to reconsider trying some of the native traditions?

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Originally posted by furball_miller:
Andrew, has the "cleansing" in Ecuador caused you to reconsider trying some of the native traditions?

Nope, I have always been interested in native tradition and culture. That's why I was so eager to be cleansed in the firsrt place.

You seem to have a strong stomach but what about your crew? Does your crew get torchered by watching you eat these things. Do they get to try the bizarre foods also on set?

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Originally posted by grecojdw:
You seem to have a strong stomach but what about your crew? Does your crew get torchered by watching you eat these things. Do they get to try the bizarre foods also on set?

You know, I always offer it to them but they don't accept! They are much more into 'normal' food and actually it becomes quite a challenge for us to find food for our crew to eat when we are out in the middle of nowhere!

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Originally posted by walls1500:
Be careful with that Turducken:

Amount Per Serving
Calories: 1733
Total Fat: 111.6g
Cholesterol: 577mg

Which reminds me: Andrew, the Creole episode was very good, a little bit closer to home with foods that are just a little bit more accessible. It's entertaining to to have the vicarious experience of sheep's head and wood worms, but good Cajun food can be sampled by anyone through a number of Cajun food suppliers on the Internet.

Last year I bought a big supply from Cajun Grocer (www.cajungrocer.com). The pork boudins were outstanding and authentic; there's a good selection of etoufee, and shrimp, crab, and crawfish pies; just about every and any Cajun spice or condiment you'd ever want; and of course <b>15 lb. turduckens</b>and a variety of stuffed chickens.

Everything is shipped rock hard frozen via overnight, so shipping can be pricey, but I'd recommend this place to anyone looking for good and authentic Cajun foods.

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Originally posted by bastinado:

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Originally posted by drgnsdream:
Hi Andrew, we love your show!!
My qestion is this, Where was it that you got the Turduken? My family and I would love to try it. I want to order one from the place you tied it.

Thanks for all the Great Eating! oking forward to the new season!

I think this is the place you are looking for, http://www.donsspecialtymeats.com

From the show I remember the place having stuffed beef tongue. maybe some of the other viewer can help.

Last year I got a bought a big Cajun foods order from Cajun Grocer (www.cajungrocer.com). The have just about everything, including several types of turducken (15 lbs).

Shipping can be pricey, so if you're going to buy one you might was well add a few packages of boudin (rice+pork sausage); a few Cajun pies (shrimp, crawfish, crab); and a bunch of Cajun spice selections. That'll help to get the most from the shipping charges.

Service and delivery and quality was first class.

So my question is this, alot of people post on how you eat. The noise you make really and how bad it sounds. I've heard of poeple in the asian culture do the same thing to enhance the flavor or what ever...Is this something that you are doing?
Are you or your crew aware of the noise you make? Does the mic guy put the mic closer to your mouth when you eat? Lastly could you please stop making noise when you eat? Its nastier then some of those bizaar foods.

1. Do you think that you are able to handle spicy food well compared to the average American?
2. What is your favorite beer?

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Originally posted by donotknowme:
1. Do you think that you are able to handle spicy food well compared to the average American?
2. What is your favorite beer?

1. Much better, not only because I have a very sturdy system, but also because I'm really realy into it.

2. I don't drink now, but when I was drinking I was really into Samuel Smith pale ale and nut brown ale.

I loved your show and I was glad to hear its coming back in July.

1st qustion, Have you or the producers ever not eaten a dish or not aired it on TV concerned over contraversial issues? ala dogs & cats in asia. i really hope such worries do not come into account when making your show.

my 2nd question is, how do you feel about people comparing your show to A. Bordain's? (my 2nd favorite show when you came out hehe) Have you guys ever met?

I do have to say i love the open-mindness & appreciation u show for a different culture's uniquesness and tradition. that's all i ask you to keep continuing as u keep making this great show.

You are absolutely insane in the best sense of the word. I love watching your show and can't believe the things you eat. There are a few things I must know, What's up with wearing the backpack? Is there something special in it? My mom makes great stuffed shells, wanna come over and eat?

Great show andrew, Try to look into turkish food if you can, as a native turk i can tell you we have lots of different recipies with intestines, sheep heads, tripe, ram balls with kidneys and lymph nodes. Also very different cooking styles including burrying the meat inside pottery and digging up days later and enjoying tender meat.

I enjoy your show very much. You are very interesting host and do the show well. My questions are. 1. YOU said early your planing doing show about Russia.What part of Russia would you this country is very ethically complex and vast. Would come to the Kalmykia Buddhist republic of Russia? 2. Do you get a lot of hate mail from vegans and vegetarians? 3 How do you feel about what they believe? Thank you for taking time to read my question and good luck with your show.

Hi, this is one of the best shows on television, i see that you went to Trinidad & Tobago, that is my home (Tobago), i'm sure that you will go back because you did not experience the real deal, we have a celebration called harvest where there is unlimited food (all animals you can think of). Will you be visiting again?

I gotta respond to this one.:::

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Originally posted by pwehula:
This has got to be the most disturbing show on TV!! how can you possibly enjoy a show that promotes the slaughtering of innocent animals & find it enjoying? Sheep eyes! guinea pigs! cats! dogs!! monkeys! Good lord!! aren't there enough atrocities going on in the world without watching the wholesale torture of animals for entertainment!!?? Sick, sick, sick!!

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I dont think you understand this show at all. It isnt about SLAUGHTERING animals. It is about eating the food other people eat,just the weird bits. Wow,..how judgemental of you to say something so rude,without actually taking time to pay attention to the fact that the food Andrew eats is what others eat too.Nobody is even killing anything. Jeez. What do you do if you see someone eating fish,or a steak on tv?? Scream? Just curious,..cos it IS a creature being killed,in the end.

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Originally posted by wangjaz:
I loved your show and I was glad to hear its coming back in July.

1st qustion, Have you or the producers ever not eaten a dish or not aired it on TV concerned over contraversial issues? ala dogs & cats in asia. i really hope such worries do not come into account when making your show.

The only thing that we ever talked about never ever doing was dog. We came across a lot of oppurtunities to try dog meat in Vietname, but we made a very conscious decision not to try it or film it.

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my 2nd question is, how do you feel about people comparing your show to A. Bordain's? (my 2nd favorite show when you came out hehe) Have you guys ever met?

Yes, we have met several times. We actually shot a show together that will air in August.

I'm always very flattered when our show is compared to Tony because he's a wonderful writer and television personality.

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Originally posted by jason1979:
You are absolutely insane in the best sense of the word. I love watching your show and can't believe the things you eat. There are a few things I must know, What's up with wearing the backpack? Is there something special in it? My mom makes great stuffed shells, wanna come over and eat?

I would love to try your mom's stuffed shells, anytime.

As for my backback, sometimes we are out in the field far away from the van and because we don’t have a large crew, so often I carry things that we need like a first aid kit, walkie talkies, and bottles of water.

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Originally posted by caman123:
Great show andrew, Try to look into turkish food if you can, as a native turk i can tell you we have lots of different recipies with intestines, sheep heads, tripe, ram balls with kidneys and lymph nodes. Also very different cooking styles including burrying the meat inside pottery and digging up days later and enjoying tender meat.

Turkey is one of the countries I'm dying to go to in the next season or so - it is very high on our list.

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Originally posted by communistpanda:
I enjoy your show very much. You are very interesting host and do the show well. My questions are. 1. YOU said early your planing doing show about Russia.What part of Russia would you this country is very ethically complex and vast. Would come to the Kalmykia Buddhist republic of Russia?

We are actually going to Russia this season and traveling to St. Petersburg this time. The fun part of what I do is that there are billions of places to go, we'll never tire of finding new places. Thanks for the suggestion!

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2. Do you get a lot of hate mail from vegans and vegetarians? 3 How do you feel about what they believe? Thank you for taking time to read my question and good luck with your show.

I don't really get hate mail from vegans or vegetarians. As to how I feel about it, I respect their rights tremendously. I merely happen to feel differently. It is the whole chocolate and vanilla scenario, there are choices for everyone.

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Originally posted by bagoangel:
Hi, this is one of the best shows on television, i see that you went to Trinidad & Tobago, that is my home (Tobago), i'm sure that you will go back because you did not experience the real deal, we have a celebration called harvest where there is unlimited food (all animals you can think of). Will you be visiting again?

I really hope that I can visit again. The hardest part of the show is that we go to places and learn more about what happens all throughout the year that we won't be a part of, like Harvest or Carnival. But I hoping to be able to get back at some point for both of these festivals.

Hello Andrew, love the show! You said you wouldn't be eating dog, why not? I went to China last year and was open minded enough to try it, I think some people, especially in the West, need to realize some people in other parts of the world can't just walk down to the local super market and pick up a pound of ground chuck.

Do you have any plans of writing a book about your "bizzare food travels"?

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Originally posted by mod_ben:
Do you have something you would like to ask about the show? If you would like to ask Andrew a question, this is the place to post it...

Dear Andrew,

My son and I watch your show and he is 17 turning 18 in September. I've asked him would you eat that... he said yes he could eat what you could . So I thought how cool would it be if you had teenagers or other people travel with you to experience cultures and food, who maybe would not have the oppertunity. It would be great to see others react of course with respect to the people. Because you do an excellant job showing respect even if you are not thrilled with the food. My son's name is Jake and he is up for a challenge. Thanks Hester Cotten

Andrew
Greetings from a fellow gastronome with an adventuresome palate, roots in NYC, early experience in the food industry (my family owned/operated a classic ice cream parlor/luncheonette from the early 1920’s thru the mid 80’s).

I absolutely love the show!. I definitely envy your ability to gallop the globe in search of gustatory grandeur.

Did you ever get to try camel? I noticed you were foiled in your attempt to sample it in Morocco? I have eaten camel – in Australia of all places (supposedly there are more camels in Australia than there are in the Middle East)– and it wasn’t bad. It looked and tasted somewhat like corned beef – which is what I thought it was when I first sampled it. Still tasted like it after I found out what it was.

Which leads to my second question; ever thought about doing a Bizarre Foods Australia. That country has some interesting tidbits to snack on such as:
Kangaroo (quite tasty; not at all gamey)
Emu (also tasty)
Bush tomato (berry sized about midway between a current & blueberry; Yum)
Vegemite (my reaction was like yours was to Durian fruit)

Interesting things I didn’t get to try
Witchetty grubs (larvae of the ghost moth)
Damper (variety of bread made in the bush)
Bunya nuts (nuts from the Bunya pine tree)
Barley water (drink made from boiled barley and water)
Marmite (similar to Vegemite)
Too many others to list, hence my question.

Cheers

I'd like to find out more about that ultra-modern hotel LES COLES that you visited while in Spain. I couln't find anything on the internet. Thank you!

Hi Andrew, I'm enjoying your show while I'm back visiting the USA, from my home in Vietnam.

Is there any food you are not willing to try (Or else is there anything you'd be unwilling to try a second time)?

Hi,
I just watched the "Spain" episode and you tried Horchata and said it was awful!!! You need to try true Mexican Horchata!!! Its wonderful. I would describe it as liquid rice pudding!!! A little sweet, creamy, and refreshing with hint of cinnamon. Its great, and not anything like the Spanish version.Please try it and let me know what you think!

I would just like to know, have you ever thought about having a drawing to have people go on a trip with you? I think that would be the coolest thing. I know that I would try for it. I watch your show like it is required by law. I cant wait to see the new episode! thanks for letting me ask!

Giant fan,
Blake Foster