Bizarre Foods America (2012)
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.
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Episode 1 - New Jersey: Pigs Blood & Paprikash
Release Date: 2013-11-04Andrew 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.
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Episode 2 - Pittsburgh: Catfish & Kiska
Release Date: 2013-11-11Andrew 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.
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Episode 3 - Virginia: Cicadas & Cownose Rays
Release Date: 2013-11-18Andrew 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.
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Episode 4 - Toronto: Horse Heart & Flipper Pie
Release Date: 2013-11-25Andrew 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!
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Episode 5 - Cleveland: Pighead & Perch
Release Date: 2013-12-02Andrew shares his Cleveland culinary discoveries. Included: pig head; and popcorn shoots.
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Episode 6 - NYC Overnight: Bizarre at All Hours
Release Date: 2013-12-09Andrew 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.
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Episode 7 - Minnesota State Fair: Curds, Corn & Cracklins
Release Date: 2013-12-16Andrew is on the lookout for unusual eats at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Episode 8 - San Francisco Bay: Cricket Cookies & Engineered Eggs
Release Date: 2013-12-23Andrew 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!
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