MY NEXT GUEST IS A CELEBRITY CHEF, AND STAR OF TRAVEL
CHANNEL'S "BIZARRE FOODS WITH ANDREW ZIMMERN."
PLEASE WELCOME ANDREW ZIMMERN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE TENTH SEASON.
>> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
>> Stephen: OH, YES.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHY BIZARRE FOODS?
AT ANY POINT, DID YOU EVER SAY TO YOURSELF, WHY DIDN'T I JUST
NAME THIS SHOW "FOODS?" >> I WANTED TO CALL IT "THE
WANDERING SPOON," POSSIBLY THE WORST TITLE IN THE HISTORY OF
FOOD TELEVISION.
THANK GOD THAT DIDN'T WORK.
THE IDEA IS, FOR ME AT LEAST, THE STORIES THAT ARE MOST
INTERESTING-- AND FOOD IS GOOD, BUT FOOD WITH A STORY IS BETTER.
AND THE BEST STORIES ARE THE ONES ON THE FRINGE, AND THE
FRINGES ARE THE EDGES, WHERE THINGS-- THERE IS NO CHICKEN
BREAST, THERE IS FERMENTED WALRUS TUSCHES.
>> WALRUS BUTT.
>> SURE, EUROPE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
LOW COUNTRY.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE LOW COUNTRY?
>> MANY TIMES.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S BIZARRE IN THE LOW COUNTRY?
>> WE ATE SOME WATERFOWEL, SOME TINY LITTLE BIRDS THAT WERE
FANTASTIC.
ALL PARTS OF THE PIG THAT RODNEY SCOTT DIDN'T THROW ON THE
BARBECUE AFTER OPENING UP THAT HOG.
>> Stephen: CHIT LINS?
>> UP THE WAZOO.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ANY FOOD THAT'S TOO BIZARRE IF YOU TO
EAT?
FOR INSTANCE, HAVE YOU HAD HUMAN--
>> WE'VE ALL BITTEN OUR NAILS FROM TIME TO TIME.
>> Stephen: I'VE BITTEN THE INSIDE OF MY CHEEK FROM TIME TO
TIME.
SPOILER ALERT-- I'M DLIRS.
>> Stephen: THEY'VE BEEN SAYING THAT ABOUT YOU FOR YEARS
AND THAT'S WHY YOU WERE OUR FINAL HUMAN.
THE MA MADAGASCAR EPISODE DURING THE CIRC UP SCISSION OF A
FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS OFFERED THE FORESKIN AS A SIGN OF
RESPECT.
THE MATERNAL GRANDFATHER GOT SO ANGRY, HE GRABBED IT FROM ME TO
EAT IT, AND THE PATERNAL GRANDFATHER GRABBED IT FROM HIM
AND THREW IT DOWN HIS THROAT BEFORE HE COULD REACT AND HE WAS
ANGRY THE HONORED GUEST DIDN'T GET IT.
AS SOMEONE WHO IS FAMOUS FOR HAVING EATEN EVERYTHING, IF I
WAS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, AND IF THERE WAS THE LONG PIG --
>> THE LONG PIG BEING US.
HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT WE TASTE LIKE?
>> IT'S LIKE CHICKEN.
NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE WE EATING TONIGHT?
I HESITATE TO ASK AND I BRACE MYSELF.
>> TONIGHT WAS THE PREMIERE OF THE NEW SEASON AND WE STARTED
OFF IN SPAIN.
I'LL START YOU WITH SPAIN.
THIS IS THE MOST CLASSIC OF MADRID'S FAMOUS MEAT STEWS.
HERE IS EVERYTHING FROM THE PIG, INTESTINE, BELLY, BLOOD SAUSAGE,
KNUCKLE, FOOT, A LITTLE PIECE OF BOIN LOIN.
YOU MAY WANT TO EXPLORE SOMETHING OVER THERE.
CHICK PEA-- >> WHAT'S THIS?
>> THAT'S TRIBE.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S TRIPE?
>> THE LINING OF THE PIECE OF THE STOMACH.
>> Stephen: HOLD ON A SECOND.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
NOT BAD.
>> Stephen: THE WORD "RUBBERY" COMES TO MIND.
>> Stephen: IT DOES.
>> Stephen: DO YOU WANT TO TRY THE BLOOD SAUSAGE.
IT'S DELICIOUS, SEASONED WITH SWEET SPICES AND ONION.
>> Stephen: OH, THAT'S AMAZING.
>> Stephen: DOWN IN THERE A HEARTY BROTH.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?
>> OKINAWA IS WHERE WE GO A COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM NOW, AND
THERE THEY BELIEVE IN SOMETHING CALLED YAZUNUN.
THEY WERE SORT OF AN OUTLIER NATION AND THEY BELIEVE IN
EATING FOODS FOR HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND MEDICINAL REASONS.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO PUT A COUPLE OF PAPER-THIN SLICES
HERE.
AND, YES, OF COURSE, I WASHED MY HANDS.
OF RAW GOAT.
THEY LOVE RAW GOAT THERE.
THERE'S A LITTLE SOY SAUCE.
>> Stephen: SOY SAUCE THERE.
>> HOLD ON.
A LITTLE LEMON.
YOU TELL ME.
I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.
>> Stephen: MMM.
MMM.
THAT IS-- >> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> Stephen: THAT'S ACTUALLY FANTASTIC.
YOU HAVE BEEN VERY OPEN OF BEING A RECOVERED ADDICT.
IS FOOD A FORM OF ADDICTION FOR YOU?
>> WELL, I'M OBSESSED WITH IT.
YOU TELL ME.
THE PROBLEM WITH MOST PEOPLE IS IF YOU HAVE A PERSONALITY CHANGE
AND IT STARTS TO RULE YOUR LIFE IN A CERTAIN WAY IT'S A PROBLEM.
IT'S PROBABLY MORE OF A WORKAHOLIC THAN FOODAHOLIC.
25 YEARS CLEAN AND SOBER FROM THE STUFF THAT WAS GOING TO KILL
ME.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO WE HAVE NEXT?
OKAY, I DON'T-- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, AND IT LOOKS
QUESTIONABLE AT A DISTANCE HERE.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS.
>> Stephen: THAT REALLY LOOKS LIKE YOU FOUND THAT BY THE
HIGHWAY?
>> THAT'S MASHED PLANTAINS.
THIS IS FROM OUR BRONX EPISODE.
>> Stephen: PLANTAIN.
I HAD HANDLE THAT?
>> TRY THE MEAT IN THAT.
THIS IS A HODUTU, WHICH THEY USUALLY MAKE WITH FISH AND
PLANTAIN BUT THEY MAKE IT WITH POSSUM.
>> Stephen: THAT'S POSSUM.
THAT'S POSSUM.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> HERE TO CELEBRATE-- IT'S FANTASTIC.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU-- WERE YOU FRESH OUT OF RAT?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO EAT RAT, BUT ACTUALLY, YOU MIGHT.
POSSUM HAS TO BE PURGED BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE ONLY ANIMALS IN
THE WORLDS THAT EATS DEAD THINGS.
>> Stephen: FANTASTIC!
>> AT LEAST IT'S NOT RABID.
>> Stephen: FOR INSTANCE TMIGHT HAVE EATEN THIS.
>> THIS IS THE GREATEST THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
A TRIBUTE TO SENEGAL, ONE THE OF THE GREAT MEAT CULTURES ON
EARTH.
TRY IT WITH A LITTLE PIECE OF BREAD.
THIS IS ROASTED SHEEP'S BRAIN.
JUST A LITTLE LEMON AND SALT.
IT'S BETTER-- BELIEVE ME, IT'S BETTER THAN FOIS GRAS, AND BONE
MARROW PUT TOGETHER.
>> Stephen: HOLD ON.
I'M SO SORRY.
>> AND A DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS, PART, THE WHOLE WORLD EATS NO TO
TAIL.
YOU GREW UP IN NOSE-TO-TAIL CULTURE.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD GO WITH THAT?
>> A NICE PIN ON THE NOIR.
>> >> Stephen: OH, YES, MY
FRIEND.
( APPLAUSE ) THAT WAS DELICIOUS AND A HORROR
SHOW AT THE SAME TIME.
>> AND NOW YOU'VE CROSSED IT OFF YOUR BUCKET LIST.
>> Stephen: WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANDREW ZIMMERN, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE TENTH SEASON.
THE TENTH SEASON OF "BIZARRE FOODS" AIRS ON THE TRAVEL
CHANNEL.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
I'VE NEVER HAD BRAIN.
THAT WAS FANTASTIC.