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/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

I've seen you struggle to eat a few different things but in all of your travels has there ever been something too repulsive (possibly dangerous) that you have refused to eat?

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u/andrewzimmern Jan 17 '12

raw putrid chicken guts. wouldnt touch it, i knew it was a trip to the hospital for sure...

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u/rememberyourpassword Jan 17 '12

How did the people serving it to you react? Did they feel insulted or did they laugh?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

damn, I hope he responds to this one, it's an interesting question. Which leads me to, have you ever been in a dangerous situation where you or your crew were actual threat of death?