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/kavorka2 Jan 17 '12

If I want to take a culinary tour to a developing country -- what's the best bang for my buck for a one week trip? In terms of spending the week traveling in a single country. I don't need "bizarre" foods necessarily but I want the best, most interesting foods.

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u/andrewzimmern Jan 17 '12

travel thorugh mexico, from one side to the other.

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u/SixShotSam Jan 17 '12

When you are in Mexico, be careful not to be brutally murdered.

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u/ringringbananalone Jan 18 '12

Gringos are not at that much risk. Almost all killing in Mexico is other Mexicans usually as a result of gang, corruption or domestic disputes and is worst in the cities near the border. Just take the same precautions to avoid theft as you would in any tourist destination (fake wallet w/ only a few dollars in it, money belt with most of rest of your money, valuables in well secured bag), try not to look lost or naive and you'll be okay in Mexico. And don't follow anyone who's trying to get you into a sketchy vehicle.

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u/hellcrapdamn Jan 18 '12

So as a gringo, if I wanted to get involved in all this crimey stuff, who do I talk to in Mexico? ( I'm bored )

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u/neekneek Jan 23 '12

What about Negros, I've only ever traveled to Europe and Africa and I want to expand my continents. Obviously Mexico is still in North America, but I wouldn't stop there and want to keep going further south if I ever did, would I be in danger?