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Bizarre Foods America

Bizarre Foods America

S1 · E1

IMDB:

9.7
Bizarre Foods America

Released

1/23/2012

Duration

1h 0m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Cast

Andrew Zimmern

Overview

Bizarre Foods America is an American television series, and a spin-off of Bizarre Foods, this time focusing on the United States rather than international travel. Andrew Zimmern travels to various cities throughout the country and samples local cuisines and ways of life. The format is similar to Bizarre Foods. The show premiered Monday January 23, 2012 at 9:00 ET on Travel Channel. Much like the popular Bizarre Foods, Andrew heads to some of the most unique food hubs in the country. Once there he meets with locals and local chefs to gain a better understanding of American cuisine and to see how America has developed its reputation as a melting pot of cultures and foods and what sort of unusual foods people in America might have in their own cities and not realize.

Episodes

Twin CitiesEP 1Available

Twin Cities

60m10.0

Host Andrew Zimmern begins his exploration of America's most unusual foods in Minnesota's Twin Cities. Featured eats include deep-fried snapping turtle; an elk-and-wild-rice hot dish; brined-and-breaded duck testicles; and "meat glue."

New OrleansEP 2Available

New Orleans

60m10.0

In New Orleans, Andrew Zimmern samples Cajun comfort foods, like stuffed pig stomach, and classic Creole cuisine, including smoked raccoon.

SeattleEP 3Available

Seattle

60m10.0

Seattle's unconventional eats are explored. Stops include a farm, where the host tries cow placenta.

BostonEP 4Available

Boston

0m10.0

The host heads to Boston to check out some new food trends. Included: a Cambodian family who introduce their food traditions to a Boston suburb; an unconventional fishing trip.

DetroitEP 5Available

Detroit

60m10.0

Andrew Zimmern visits Detroit for a taste of iconic soul food, from short ribs to oxtails, and Arab-American eats, including lamb-brain sandwiches.

West VirginiaEP 6Available

West Virginia

0m8.0

The host visits West Virginia and dines on fresh deer organs after a hunt. Later, he samples Appalachian cuisine, including groundhog stew, and judges a roadkill cook-off.

CharlestonEP 7Available

Charleston

60m8.0

Andrew Zimmern checks out the food scene of Charleston, S.C. He gets a taste of wood-coal barbecue in the Lowcountry; samples chitterlings at a soul-food restaurant; and attends a family dinner, where sautéed chicken feet are served.

SavannahEP 8Available

Savannah

60m8.0

The host visits Savannah and enjoys a home-cooked Gullah meal on Daufuskie Island. He also goes hunting for marsh hens on the coast and dines in one of the city's finest restaurants with famed drag performer the Lady Chablis.

Cast

Andrew Zimmern

Unknown Role

Andrew Zimmern

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