Last night, I had all intentions to tuck in early & get some good sleep...and then I stumbled upon the Travel Channel's 'Bizarre Foods' marathon.Hosted by chef Andrew Zimmern, the show spans the globe to seek out 'unusual fare'. From deep-fried bats to fresh mangrove worms, Zimmern leaves no culinary stone unturned.
Though after viewing 4 hours of the often gastronomically-challenging program, I can honestly say that I would, at least, try 80 percent of the featured food items. Born and raised in Ha'wai'i, a veritable melting pot of cultures, I've consumed some dishes (e.g. dinaguan, a Filipino pork blood stew) that would make a Midwestern farmer lose his Denny's Grand Slam breakfast. Let's just say that I'm not simply a 'meat & potatoes' guy. Prepared adequately, I wouldn't have too much of a problem eating most creatures from the ocean, reptiles & amphibians, or anything bird-related, but what kind of skeeves me out are mammal organs (e.g. criadillas, or bull's testicles) and large, gooey insects or worms . Though to coin an old adage, 'don't knock it until you try it'.
Anyway, love the show...you can watch a bunch of episodes on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=DerfMik&p=r
Ciao4Now.
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