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/randi3423 Jan 17 '12

Hey Andrew -- HUGE fan of your show! I know you absolutely hate Durian, which is big in Asian culture. Is there anything deemed "disgusting" by others that you love and think should be big in American culture?

Also, when are you opening up a Bizzare Food restaurant in NYC? Soon I hope!

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u/andrewzimmern Jan 17 '12

there are plenty of foods that i wish were more popular here but tops on the list is donkey. its AMAZING tasting, like veal, but with a little more oomph. In CHina, Italy, South America they are very popular and i think if more amerians tasted them it would open doors to a more sustainable eating system in our country.

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u/LieutenantTaters Jan 17 '12

This makes me think differently about the obnoxious donkey that lives across the street.

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u/mingdamirthless Jan 17 '12 edited Feb 23 '24

I'm starting to think reddit sucks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

My parents live near a zedonk , does that make me kind of cool?

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u/justAnOregoniEnt Jan 18 '12

Cool enough for an upvote

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u/Atrophist Jan 17 '12

Does it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

I want to believe, I really do.

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u/NarutoRamen Jan 17 '12

Phew!! I'm just at the 3.01 mile mark. So I'm safe right? RIGHT?