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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 emzr_pt:

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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.