History Series / BizarreFoodsWithAndrewZimmern

* DoesNotLikeSpam: A literal example with Spam, which got Andrew a few looks at his inability to finish a dish made with it in the Hawaii episode. Also of note is Andrew's aversion to durians and quite possibly the strangest, considering the premise of the show, walnuts. Andrew also doesn't like oatmeal (it's mostly because of the texture), and he also doesn't like eating raw cookie dough.

* FoodPorn: And how! He aims to showcase the cultural aspects of food he tastes, and more often than not, it makes them sound more delicious than it usually looks. It sometimes comes to bite him back, usually for laughs.

* FoodPorn: And how! It sometimes comes to bite him back, usually for laughs.

* TastesLikeChicken: Takes this UpToEleven in some places. In the inaugural episode, he declares that the chickens in the Philippines taste much stronger than the ones you find in the US.

* FormerlyFat: Sorta, [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools which is not a bad thing]]. He is still portly, but if you compare his appearance in the earlier seasons of ''Bizarre Foods'' and the more recent episodes of ''Bizarre Foods America'', he has definitely slimmed down. Lampshaded in the Boston episode of ''Bizarre Foods America'' where a Vietnamese grandma straight-up tells Zimmern that when she saw him on TV, he was big but seeing him in person, he has gotten smaller.

* ShownTheirWork / [[invoked]][[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct He Really Can Cook]]: Played straight and subverted. Whenever he gets a chance to cook, he will cook. If anyone forgets that he's a chef, he'll show you why he's one. Subverted when he's introduced to new techniques or "traditional techniques". And this is not including his appearance in ''Series/IronChef America''.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Besides the holiday-themed episodes and "Best of" episodes," there are episodes that completely derail the basic structure of a ''Bizarre Foods'' episode.
** Season 4's finale had the Survival special. Basically, Andrew is given a crash course on basic survival before he's dropped in the jungles of Mexico to see if he can survive.
** Season 6's "Will Work for Food." He visits several restaurants and tries to see if he can work in the NYC environment. Ranges from noodle shops in Chinatown, to Four Star restaurants, to local bars.
** Season 2 of ''Bizarre Foods America'', "LA Popup." Similar to "Will Work for Food", except he opens his own restaurant in LA. [[spoiler: It gets shut down by the LAPD for generator problems.]]

** [[invoked]]He's been doing more Tracting in later seasons, adding plenty of SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped. He often uses this show to promote sustainable fishing or promoting sustainability in food sources. He even advocates alternative food sources, such as insects.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Or rather, "shat", the past form/participle of the word "shit." The censors do catch his other curses 99% of the time.

''Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern'' is an American LiveActionTV show concerning the food-based travels of Andrew Zimmern. It first debuted in 2007 on the Travel Channel and focuses on discussing foods from other countries that Western audiences might find [[ForeignQueasine disgusting, strange, or otherwise odd]] to eat as food. The idea of the show is to discuss the regional foods of foreign countries as well as the cultural impacts of those foods, how the foods are made, and yes, [[TastesLikeChicken of course how they taste]]. The show has consistently stayed popular throughout its currently six-year run and has spawned a few spin-offs, including ''Bizarre World'', which discussed things other than foods that Western audiences might perceive as "strange" and ''Dining with Death'', which focuses on foods that can kill you (which has nothing to do with food poisoning) and the biology behind it.

!!This TV show contains the following tropes:

* ApronMatron: Not quite OnceAnEpisode, but like ''Series/NoReservations'', is often a source of good food.

* FormerlyFat: Sorta, [[TropesAreNotBad which is not a bad thing]]. He is still portly, but if you compare his appearance in the earlier seasons of ''Bizarre Foods'' and the more recent episodes of ''Bizarre Foods America'', he has definitely slimmed down. Lampshaded in the Boston episode of ''Bizarre Foods America'' where a Vietnamese grandma straight-up tells Zimmern that when she saw him on TV, he was big but seeing him in person, he has gotten smaller.

* ShownTheirWork / [[invoked]][[HeReallyCanAct He Really Can Cook]]: Played straight and subverted. Whenever he gets a chance to cook, he will cook. If anyone forgets that he's a chef, he'll show you why he's one. Subverted when he's introduced to new techniques or "traditional techniques". And this is not including his appearance in ''Series/IronChef America''.

** [[WordOfGod Word of Andrew]] says that he has an iron stomach that can digest most of the foods, but there are several things even he refuses to eat because it will likely invoke this trope:

* ShownTheirWork / [[HeReallyCanAct He Really Can Cook]]: Played straight and subverted. Whenever he gets a chance to cook, he will cook. If anyone forgets that he's a chef, he'll show you why he's one. Subverted when he's introduced to new techniques or "traditional techniques". And this is not including his appearance in ''Series/IronChef America''.

** Again, himself as Guest Judge in an upcoming episode of ''Series/{{Chopped}}'' episode ''Bizarre Baskets".

* IDoNotDrinkWine: For good reason--Andrew used to be an alcoholic and a drug addict, but has since overcome it.

* ApronMatron: Not quite OnceAnEpisode, but like NoReservations, is often a source of good food.

* {{Crossover}}: Had crossover appearances with [[NoReservations Anthony Bourdain]] in the New York episode. He also did a crossover segment the Minnesota episode of ''Series/ManVFood''.

* TheChewToy: More prevalent in the later episodes/seasons. The guests, sometimes being clever, will deliberately make him try some foods even they won't eat. Of course, Andrew does get back against them, in a good-humored way.

* HappilyMarried: Obviously TruthInTelevision, but this was used as a plot point in the Madagascar episode. He brings his wife for this trip so the both of them can witness a coming-of-age circumcision ceremony. One of the boys is having his foreskin circumcised without anesthesia, and the foreskin has to be eaten by the grandfather. This was ''very'' uncomfortable for the both of them, but according to Andrew, they became stronger as a result.

* HonorBeforeReason: He may have reservations about the food or the source (the Cambodian episode is the star example) but he will try the food or do the activity.
* IDoNotDrinkWine: Andrew used to be a drug addict, but he's kicked his habits now, but now he doesn't normally drink anything with alcohol (and the like).

* MinnesotaNice: Nicely shown in... the Minnesota episode and the ''Bizarre Foods America'' "Top 20" episode... in the Minnesota State Fair.

* ShownTheirWork / [[HeReallyCanAct He Really Can Cook]]: Played straight and subverted. Whenever he gets a chance to cook, he will cook. If anyone forgets that he's a chef, he'll show you why he's one. Subverted when he's introduced to new techniques or "traditional techniques". And this is not including his appearance in IronChefAmerica.

** Eastern Pennsylvania (Philadephia segment): Masaharu Morimoto. Morimoto returns the favor and makes him his sous chef in an episode of ''IronChefAmerica'' opposite Bobby Flay and Marcia Valladolid.

* DoesNotLikeSpam: A literal example with Spam, which got Andrew a few looks at his inability to finish a dish made with it in the Hawaii episode. Also of note is Andrew's aversion to durians and quite possibly the strangest, considering the premise of the show, walnuts.

* IDoNotDrinkWine: For good reason: Andrew is a former drug addict.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Testicles. Also, anything made from pork. [[{{Irony}} Even though he is Jewish.]]