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Andrew,

I absolutely love the show. Im 19 years old attending Radford University, and YOUR show has helped me find my passion in life, COOKING! I am constantly searching for bizarre foods to eat! I cook for all my friends, being a college student expecially in rural virginia, i have limited resources...I'm used to fresh seafood being from Connecticut...I tried to cook chicken hearts and gizzards, but couldnt find a good recipe. are there any inexpensive bizzare foods that you would suggest for a curious and adventuresome college student??

Also, I am very eager to begin my career in the culinary field, I was wondering if there was advice you could to me to begin my lifegoal of owning my own restaurant, my mother the gudience counsler suggests Culinary Institute of America, but i am very anxious to study abroad, any ideas?!

I want to thank you for my new passion, you've inspired my life plan!


Nick Irvine
Email- Nirvine@radford.edu

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Hi Andrew,

I watched your program about St.Petersburg, Russia last week - it was great! Now, how about visiting Ukraine with stops in Kiev and Poltava?
It will be worth the visit! Is it in your plans?

Andrew, Hello from Nashville!

I want to ask, Why does your show make me so hungry??? Seriously!!!
Everytime I watch it, I find myself looking for a snack..... crazy!!

Actually, I've always enjoyed foods that a lot of people freak out over..... like Livers, Hearts, (organ meat in general) Snake, Gator, Raw Fish, Raw Eggs, Wild Game of many sorts..... etc..... (However; I still haven't conquered the "Insect Territory, But I did try "Dried Cheesy Worms" which were VERY TASTY!)

I was wondering if you know what the "dried, salty fish eye" snack is called? (I remember my Dad telling me about an encounter with those when he was in the Navy.....) They sound awesome!! Is there a certain type of fish used more than others? Or is it more of a "Fish Eye Free for All"?

I may have to visit one of our "World Markets" here in Nashville, to seek out more "fun foods".
Anyway, Hope you make it to "Music City" some day!

Happy Eating!!!!!

-Mark

I enjoy the show and find it entertaining. I have to say that watching you eat, (not what you eat) has got to be one of the most rude display of table manners I've seen. Cutting a piece of food so large that you have to fit it into your mouth sideways then having your cheeks buldge is the most unappetizing visuals I've seen on your show. If you were at my table, you would be asked to leave until you could produce manners that were acceptable. If you choke on a piece of food so large that it can feed a small country, I hope your camera crew is up to date on the Heimlich maneuver.

Hey Andrew! I am such a huge fan of yours that I even eat bizzare foods myself! I've been eating the fish brains, tounge, ect; since I was only 5..I asked my mom to fry the fish head for me. I ate the whole thing right up! Another strange food i've had is pigs and chicken feet. It was on sale in a supermarket and decided to try it.
The dried pork fat isn't half bad! Its actually pretty good!
Tell me the weirdest thing you've eaten your whole life..(Except the durian)

Why do you chew with your mouth open? It is a little annoying.

When you were at the Minnesota State Fair, where did you get the brat wrapped with lefse? My husband's aunt runs Lynn's Lefse and we worked there many a summer as teenagers. We never served brats, but I do know that the fair is very strict on duplicate vendors. Just wondering.

Happy Eating!!

-Renee
rylant2@hotmail.com

Hello we have a small cafe in rural panhandle of Oklahoma, our speciality is calf fries (all you can eat dinner) have you eaten the calf fries on your show? We would love to have you stop by during one of our all you can eat dinners (calf fries or often referred to as Rocky Moutain Oysters) we enjoy your show very much debbie brock chris55@ptis.net.

Hi ANdrew.. I like the show alot and the commercials too. You grossed out my grandmother when you appeared on the 'today show'. The war in Iraq is going bad and I was wondering if we could make a market of shiskabob Camel Spiders? ARe they edible? I figured it would be like ants or scorpions. REcommended garnish.?. REsponses can be carbon copied also to Condi Rice and the administration. - Mikki

hey whats good andrew,first off man id like to say i think your show is brilliant and that you have really inspired me to try new things and learn about a plethora of differnt cultures from wathing your show,but my question is im moving to amsterdam in a couple weeks and i was wondering if you had ever been there before and if so if you had any recomendations on returants or bizzare foods to try in the area. i look foward to your response and i just want to say keep doing what your doing man much respect!
regards,
mike

When are you coming to Philadelphia????
We may not have the oddest food, but there are a few gems to be found.

Andrew, Have you ever had Alaskian Native food? I'm half eskimo and It still seems pretty bizarre to me and I grew up with it.

Dear Andrew;
I know someone who may have a drinking problem. I wondered if you felt it is necessary to include alchohol in any of your recipes. I would think that it would be hard to stay off the sauce if the environment around you was filled with alchohol.

I love the show and am envious you get to try such great sounding things. One thing bothers me. In the opening credits each show, there is a big tray of what look like the heads of pigs (domesticated swine). I thought I was pretty much up on most animals, but I don't ever remember seeing a pig the size of a house cat. Were you with a group of headhunters who wanted to keep their hand in?

To BStone. the war in Iraq is not going badly for us, so keep your unpatriotic mouth shut. Maybe if we snatched you up, gave you a uniform and equipment, and dropped you in Basra, you could show the troops how to do the job better, jerk.

I love the show and am enviouws you get to try such great sounding things. One thing bothers me. In the opening credits each show, there is a big tray of what look like the heads of pigs (domesticated swine). I thought I was pretty much up on most animals, but I don't ever

i am wondering does your television crew eat the same foods as you do but off camera. also, you have eaten a lot of exotic foods. i am curious about how your body handles the food. basically do you have regular bowel movements. changing from the american diet to a foreign diet can cause some problems in the digestive tract. do you have any problems that are food related, such as traveler's diarrhea.

Andrew,

I am very impressed with your travels, the show, and the foods. Your show is wonderful, the presentation of the cultural differences based on foods is amazing, and your ability to make the most bizarre foods interesting is certainly quite the talent. I must admit that the way you smack your lips when you eat some of the foods makes me laugh out loud. You are a great host and I have enjoyed traveling with you-albeit from my living room-as you jump from place to place.

Anyway, I have noticed over the two seasons that you really enjoy fish heads. I absolutley love seafood and am not opposed to trying any type of food at all. I also enjoy cooking quite a bit and was wondering, in your opinion, as to a.) the best way to prepare fish heads and b.) the type of fish head best suited for consumption?

Finally, I know that your list of "co-hosts" is growing, and I will certainly not bother you with asking to be added, but I must admit that I say to my wife every tuesday that you have the best job in the world. Hats off to you and if you are ever in Cincinnati, Ohio, let me know...dinner on me. Based on your show, I would think that you would be a blast to hang out with!

Take care and thanks again for making Tuesday evenings a little more enjoyable!

what is your favorite place to go to for rocky mountain oysters?


my favorite is the blacktail station in dillon montana

i go there once or twice a year an i love it

http://www.blacktailstation.com

Hello Andrew! I love the show and would like to see your take on Brazil. They not only have some foods that could be considered bizarre, but are also delicious. So if you guys haven't thought of going there already, this is my suggestion.

Greetings!

I have a BURNING question whose answer I have been dying to know!

Andrew, have there been times when you put something into your mouth and IMMEDIATELY vomitted? If so, was this edited out and left off camera? It seems that you eat MANY things that are stinky, sinewy, and just plain gross. Please let me know if any of them have caused induced immediate regurgitation that none of us viewers were privy to!!!

Thanks! You're one brave soul!
Bookworm

Hello there Andrew,
My name is Renee and i am 17. i am in love with show. and watching you eat ants grubs bugs and even spiders reminds me of when i was little. but that i kinda wierd. i realy want to go around the world and do most of the stuff you have done. i Really want to go to japan too. It would be an honor if you would reply to me and give me and directions of what i should do to get started in my journey. Thank you oh so very much., Renee
pretty_pixie_dancer@yahoo.com

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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.

Thank you for the clarification and my apology for my error to the Philippine peoples.I had recorded both episodes and watched both the same evening, hence my mix up.

You are from the Phillipines? I am dying to try Balut.. do you know where to get it here in the USA?? It sounds great!

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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

OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVE Horchata!! yum!. i didnt see that epi. i have to say i am shocked Andrew didnt like it..wow!!

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Originally posted by mod_ben:
Andrew travels a lot shooting for Bizarre Foods and working on his new radio show. When he returns home, he'll sit down and answer your questions.

Do you have something you would like to ask about the show? If you would like to ask Andrew a question, post it as a reply to this thread...

Hi Andrew,
I love the show. I am a Southern girl born and bred, and I grew up eating things that my friends now concider bizarre. LOL. My husband gags at some of the things I eat and he's from Ireland lol. (Raw Oysters, squid, squirrel, chicken livers and gizzards...etc)

Anyway, I wondering how your family felt about the foods you eat, and if they have gotten adventurous enough to try any of it?

Also, after seeing the shows on lutefish I would loveto try some... How can i get can i arrange my tastebuds a meeting with some lutefish here in South Carolina? Balut's another thing i am dying to try!!

Oh, I recently tried chicken feet and fried chicken heads.. both were good, but the texture of the feet was.. strange lol. did you like the feet?

Thanks Jess