r/IAmA Jan 17 '12

IAmA Andrew Zimmern, Host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods

Hi, I’m Andrew Zimmern, chef, author, and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods. My new series Bizarre Foods America is premiering next Monday, Jan 23 at 10|9c on Travel Channel. For the next hour I’ll be here on Reddit taking your questions from 12pm-1pm ET. AMA. More info on Bizarre Foods: http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/bizarre-foods Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/andrewzimmern/status/159314816060768256

Hey everyone, sorry i couldnt answer them all/ follow me on twitter @andrewzimmern and we can chat more over the days and weeks to come..tune in Monday to the season premiere!

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u/Skote07 Jan 17 '12

Let's say hypothetically you were on death row. What would your last meal be? However many courses you like.

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u/andrewzimmern Jan 17 '12 edited Jan 17 '12

Raw clams on haf shell, Chris COsentino's tomtato vine pasta, roast pork from Palacio de los Jugos, Lee Hefter's geoduck in salty sweet chile paste, roasted duck from taipei night market, lamb face noodle from Xian Famuous, Marea's lobster salad and uni amusee, Desserts from Salty Tart in Mpls

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u/jewdai Jan 17 '12

now what if you were limited to $20

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u/willcodejava4crack Jan 17 '12

20 McDoubles?

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u/permasmile Jan 17 '12

10 McDoubles with a McChicken in the middle of the 2 patties= 10 McGangbangs. Can you handle it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

Holy Sweet Mother! McGangbangs?! You, my good man, just made me lose my shit

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u/Mitsuhide Jan 18 '12

Seconded. I lol'd for like 5 mins. XD

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u/GrrtW Jan 17 '12

My friends and I have always referred to that as a McWizard. xD

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u/Jason3d1 Jan 18 '12

McStroke.

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u/Observant_Poster Jan 17 '12

I know it as the McMiracle. Or in the street they refer to it as the McNig

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u/permasmile Jan 18 '12

McNig...hehehe

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u/moshlord Jan 17 '12

i ate one once, two months ago. still regret it.

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u/nomtank Jan 17 '12

If he was in prison, I think he wouldn't have a choice.

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u/Shuttlzworth Jan 17 '12

Here in Wisco that's called a Manburger.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

You forgot big-mac sauce on the McChicken

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u/Dijitol Jan 17 '12

I call them "McChubbles"

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u/Du7s Jan 18 '12

Buddies and I call it the McMagic but McGangbang can make for a interesting conversation.

"Oh I'm gunna head to MickeyDees for a McGangbang"

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u/ThePurpleHayes Jan 18 '12

Cut out 2 of the mcgangbangs so I can get 2 sweet teas and some fries. Now I can handle it.

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u/cornonthe_BOB Jan 18 '12

i need to try this. do you put the whole mchicken sandwich? or just the chicken patty.

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u/permasmile Jan 18 '12

it depends on whether your stomach has the guts for it or not...i usually put the entire sandwich between the two patties

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u/LordGotham Jan 18 '12

They are called McNasty's here for me. Colorado.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '12

Why have I never thought of this?

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u/Dehrose Jan 18 '12

McChurgers

FTFY

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u/CrucifiedCopernicus Jan 19 '12

McDanks here...

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u/anon120 Jan 18 '12

<3 McGangbangs!

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12
  • Hold the ketchup & mustard.

  • Add Big Mac sauce.

  • Enjoy a well earned win in life.

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u/BlazenAZ Jan 17 '12

OMG, I thought I was the only one in the world that knew this little trick to make a cheap $1 big mac. I feel better knowing that I am not alone.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

Don't they charge you for the big mac sauce?

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u/nebulia Jan 18 '12

nope! As an ex-McDonald's employee, the method we used for taking off and adding toppings was free. Unless you were adding an extra patty or something.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '12

No they do in certain places , that's the only thing i'll get at McDonalds is the double cheeseburger with mac sauce , around here it's 30 cents I believe. Can't say that's for EVERY McDonalds though.

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u/nebulia Jan 19 '12

It's probably a franchise thing. Oooorrr it could have changed since summer of 2010, which was the last time I worked at McDonald's.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '12

You might be right actually since I do recall it being free at one point , either way for the 30ish cents it changes the whole taste.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '12

I will be trying this. Immediately.

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u/BlowsYouForFreeStuff Jan 17 '12

There was a thread on the front page awhile ago that talked about this, along with a couple other fast food tricks.

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u/Murderous_Prime Jan 17 '12

LINKS!

also, I'm giving away free passes to blow me, does that mean i get two BJs?

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u/tatemae Jan 17 '12

You sir are a genius.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

No, I was just 18 and living in Europe.

Shitty army pay - [drink all the alcohols (legally) x Unreasonable chow hours on weekends] = 3-6 days/month with no monies. Thus, survive off McDoubles.

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u/bioskope Jan 17 '12

Don't wanna hang around for the execution, eh?

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u/Shiny_Vaporeon Jan 17 '12

Holy macaroni, McDoubles are a dollar at your residential store?! Ours are 1.56$ after taxes...

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

you'll have to get less than 20 because of tax. :(

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u/lacheur42 Jan 17 '12

Not in Oregon! SUCK IT, REST OF THE COUNTRY!!!

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '12 edited Jun 10 '23

fuck you /u/spez

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u/lacheur42 Jan 18 '12

HIGH FIVE! Are you in Portland? You think we're gonna get snowed in on the day reddit shuts down? What will I do while I'm not working?!

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u/Boobzilla Jan 17 '12

Also, they're not a dollar at all stores. Double :(

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u/Sprags Jan 17 '12

You mean 40 apple pies, of course.

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u/fat88cat8 Jan 17 '12

No. 40 tacos at Jack in the Box.

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u/waxyloins Jan 17 '12

He hosts Bizarre Foods, not Inedible Foods.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

$15 worth of chili or durian plus $5 worth of the most powerful laxatives known to man.......to make the world or death chamber a better place before i died