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 - 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.
#2 - Third Coast: Stingrays, Swamp and 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - Baltimore and 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - Iowa
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2013
Andrew finds out that there's a lot more than meat and potatoes on the table in Iowa. He discovers that Iowa's menu ranges from heritage pork brains with spring onion kimchi to a stew made with a whole sheep's head.
#11 - Washington D.C.
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2013
Andrew Zimmern visits Washington, DC, for Salvadoran favorites, food trucks that feed hordes of hungry federal workers, and takes a trip back into history to taste what our forefathers ate. Whether it's a blackened snakehead sandwich made in a boat on the Potomac, peanut butter paired with foie gras, or Scrapple at a neighborhood grill known for its soul food, DC is a place where historical favorites and new innovations come together to create a variety of unexpected tastes.
#12 - Portland
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/22/2013
Andrew Zimmern heads to Portland, OR, where free thinking foodies are pushing the limits when it comes to creating what to eat. He tries things like elk heart tartar, goose liver chocolates, and ice cream made from marrow.
#13 - The Other Florida
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2012
Andrew explores Central Florida. He eats frog legs in the Everglades; hunts armadillos with native Floridians; and catches alligators with members of the Seminole Tribe.
#14 - L.A. Pop Up
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/6/2012
In Los Angeles, Andrew Zimmern plans a menu inspired by his world travels. He then shops for and prepares the meal, which includes pig-face bacon and sea-urchin aspic, and serves it to hungry diners at a pop-up restaurant.
#15 - Denver
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2013
Denver may be a modern city, but Andrew finds out that you can still get a taste of the Wild West in the food! Whether it's deep fried Rocky Mountain oysters in a biker bar, pheasant cooked over an open flame, or ant larvae beignets in a fine restaurant, Denver is a goldmine of flavors from both yesterday and today!
#16 - Chicago's Cutting Edge
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/18/2013
Chicago's cutting-edge food scene is explored by Andrew, who learns about a dish made with whale vomit and samples a charcuterie's duck-heart pâté. Also: a soup that smells like a dead body.
#17 - Hidden Los Angeles
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2013
Andrew learns that some of the best foods in Los Angeles are hiding in neighborhoods where outsiders rarely go! From pig head tamales in Watts to steamed chicken embryo in Long Beach, Andrew tastes it all.
#18 - Rhode Island: Chowing Gaggers & Stuffies
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2013
Andrew visits Rhode Island, where local eats are a blend of old traditions and high-tech creations. From the beloved quahog to monkfish liver mousse, the food in this tiny state is packed with flavor.
#19 - Louisville: Bourbon & Burgoo
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/12/2013
Andrew finds the pioneer spirit still going strong in Louisville, KY, when he tastes its unique foods, like barbequed sheep meat, pork brain sandwiches and burgoo, a hunter's stew made with squirrel.
#20 - St. Louis: Pig Snouts & Paddlefish
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/26/2013
Andrew wants you to meet him in St. Louis, as the song goes, and get a taste of this river city’s diverse neighborhoods, serving up iconic barbecue and rarer fare like pig snouts and paddlefish roe.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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!
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.