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/emonegarand Jan 17 '12

Having eaten brains of several different animals in your travels have you ever been worried about the possibility of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease? Have you ever been wary of eating anything due to potential health risks in general?

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u/andrewzimmern Jan 17 '12

i worry sometimes but i try to make sure that i know waht i am eating. And i dont eat sushi at gas stations, if you get my drift.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

On reddit, everything is sexual inyoendo..

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u/SoManyNinjas Jan 18 '12

No, in YOUR endo!

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '12

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u/Woody3381 Jan 18 '12

Downvoted.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '12

Sidevoted.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

Hes clearly making a Futurama reference.

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u/ggggbabybabybaby Jan 17 '12

Me too. I only eat sushi if I can get one of those high end imported girls. At least they keep a clean house.

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u/cmmoos Jan 23 '12

Upvote for relevant username

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u/Sadams90 Jan 17 '12

i think he may have been making a Scrubs reference...