The WORST episodes of Bizarre Foods America
Every episode of Bizarre Foods America ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Bizarre Foods America!
The continuation of "Bizarre Foods'' finds Andrew Zimmern keeping his passport at home, as the chef and writer embarks on a culinary exploration of the great U, S of A. From traditional foods passed down through generations to modern eats whose roots are purely American, the United States is home to a smorgasbord of bizarre foods and equally extraordinary stories associated with them. So who best to taste and tell than Andrew, the man who lives by the motto "If it looks good, eat it''? The cultural cuisine master has done plenty of that throughout the history of "Bizarre Foods,'' with the "America'' incarnation including a celebration of the series' 100th episode.
#1 - Florida Keys: Horse Conch & Hogfish
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2014
Andrew Zimmern travels to paradise in the Florida Keys. He heads out with a family to hunt and cook iguanas, competes in a fishing derby to tackle the lionfish invasion, and learns the art of Cuban cooking and cigar making from a master.
#2 - Boston
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/13/2012
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.
#3 - New Jersey: Pigs Blood & Paprikash
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/2013
Andrew Zimmern finds out that some amazing things are growing in America's Garden State. From Filipino favorites to an iconic local breakfast meat and a new breed of oyster, New Jersey is home to some surprising flavors.
#4 - Pittsburgh: Catfish & Kiska
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/11/2013
Andrew Zimmern finds that Pittsburgh has a knack for blending old and new food traditions, like old world favorites such as stuffed cabbage and braunschweiger to cutting-edge goat heart tartare.
#5 - Virginia: Cicadas & Cownose Rays
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2013
Andrew hits one of our original colonies, Virginia, where plenty of surprises await. Among other delicacies he samples mystery snails, Brood II cicadas and the "other, other" red meat -- the Chesapeake cownose ray.
#6 - Toronto: Horse Heart & Flipper Pie
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2013
Andrew Zimmern finds that Toronto is a melting pot of edgy eats. From horse heart salami and seal flipper pie to pig's ear and cuttlefish, Andrew discovers that amazing dishes from around the world can be found right in Toronto!
#7 - Cleveland: Pighead & Perch
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/2013
Andrew shares his Cleveland culinary discoveries. Included: pig head; and popcorn shoots.
#8 - NYC Overnight: Bizarre at All Hours
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2013
Andrew pulls an all-nighter in New York City, where he eats goat brains at a hangout for cabdrivers and slurps blood clams at a fish market at 4 am.
#9 - Minnesota State Fair: Curds, Corn, & Cracklins
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/2013
Andrew is on the lookout for unusual eats at the Minnesota State Fair.
#10 - Alaskan Wilderness: Moose Fat & Muskrat
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/24/2014
Andrew Zimmern goes deep into Alaska's wilderness where people hunt and gather food to get them through the long winter months. From hunting grouse to making moose head soup, Andrew gets a taste of life in the Copper River Valley.
#11 - Vancouver: Box Crabs & Bull Kelp
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/2014
Whether it's from the land or the sea, Andrew Zimmern finds that Vancouver has an abundance of fresh food. His discoveries include box crab and bull kelp, blood sausage made with pig heads, and a look behind the scenes at a tuna cannery.
#12 - Nashville: Crane Meat & Pigeon Feet
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/2014
Andrew Zimmern visits Nashville, where he gets a taste of the city's most iconic foods. From classics like hot chicken and dry ribs to grilled Sandhill crane, Andrew finds flavors both old and new in Music City USA.
#13 - Dallas: Red Meat & Rattlesnakes
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/2014
Andrew Zimmern explores the bold, traditional and unexpected flavors of Dallas and Fort Worth, TX. He samples cow head roasted underground, a Thai meal made with chicken feet, water bugs and goat meat stew.
#14 - Cartagena, Colombia: Jungle Rats & Reptiles
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2014
Andrew Zimmern heads to Cartagena, Columbia. He eats capybara, shark and more in the city's mind-blowing market, before heading to the mountains for a taste of freshly caught caiman and jungle rats. Land turtle and shark; land creatures and caiman.
#15 - Lima, Peru: Frog Shakes & Fish Sperm
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2014
Some frog smoothies, giant Amazonian snails and fried guinea pig are among the delicacies Andrew samples in Lima, Peru.
#16 - Atlanta: Monkfish Liver & Goat Heart
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2014
Andrew Zimmern explores the "new South," Atlanta. He feasts on calf brains on toast at a gourmet pub, helps butcher a goat at a nearby farm, and gets a Korean scrub down with Margaret Cho.
#17 - San Francisco Bay: Cricket Cookies & Engineered Eggs
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/23/2013
Andrew visits the San Francisco Bay Area, home to cutting-edge food ideas. From cookies made with crickets to lamb's head soup, Andrew discovers foods of the future, mixed with an interesting take on the past!
#18 - St. Croix, Usvi: Bull's Feet In Paradise
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/19/2013
A blend of diverse ethnic backgrounds and can-do spirit, Crucian culture has a flavor all its own, and Andrew gets a taste of all this tropical paradise has to offer, from bullfoot soup to conch roti.
#19 - Third Coast: Stingrays, Swamp, & Swine
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2013
Forget about the East and West Coasts; visit the Third Coast with Andrew and explore the unsung Gulf Shore by hunting wild hogs and bow-fishing stingrays. Andrew samples swamp fare like pan-fried duck testicles, gizzard gumbo and a river rat stew.
#20 - Undiscovered Hawaii
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2013
Andrew gets a taste of Hawaii's other side by sampling raw fish salad with eyeballs in Waimanalo, a drink made from the juice of a rotting noni fruit in Miloli'i and deep-fried pork intestine in Honolulu's Chinatown. There are all kinds of unexpected Hawaiian food traditions for Andrew to enjoy.
#21 - The Ozarks
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/1/2013
Andrew visits the Ozarks, where hunting and fishing are a way of life. During his stay, he eats fried rabbit legs, bear crackling and bacon-wrapped crow breast.
#22 - Baltimore & Chesapeake Bay
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/25/2013
Andrew's time in Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay is spent learning how to skin a muskrat and selling produce from a horse-drawn carriage. He also gets a taste of grilled eel, steamed blue crabs and Korean blood sausage.
#23 - Wisconsin
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/11/2013
Andrew visits Wisconsin, where he learns the science behind improving the taste of milk. Also: A Serbian casserole is prepared with lamb organs; and emu testicles are tasted.
#24 - Alaska's Inside Passage
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/2013
There's a bounty of new flavors in store for Andrew when he visits Alaska's Inside Passage. From fresh sea cucumbers, to pickled gumboots, to smoked hooligans, there are plenty of new finds and old favorites for Andrew to try.
#25 - Houston: Blast & Cast
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/2/2013
Global culture and Texas tradition create bold flavors in Houston, where Andrew eats steer head at a tailgate party, duck organs in dirty rice from a "blast and cast" and goat in the Gandhi District.