Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern is a television series centered on travel and culinary exploration, presented by Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel. The show premiered its first season on Monday, February 26, 2007, at 9pm ET/PT.

The series delves into local cuisines from various parts of the globe, often considered strange, exotic, or unappealing by American standards. In each installment, Zimmern highlights the food culture of a specific country or region, demonstrating how the dishes are sourced, where they are typically enjoyed, and, more often than not, sampling them himself.

Initially conceived as a one-hour documentary called Bizarre Foods of Asia, the program’s repeated airings on the Travel Channel attracted a substantial and steady viewership. By late 2006, the decision was made to expand the documentary into a weekly, one-hour series maintaining the same concept, with Andrew Zimmern continuing as the host. In 2009, Zimmern temporarily stepped away from Bizarre Foods to host a single season of the spin-off series, Bizarre World.