Get ready for the return of Bizarre Foods! The fifth season of the food series will arrive next month. Viewers will see 26 new episodes featuring Andrew Zimmern.
Travel Channel shared a press release featuring details about the return of the series. Check that out below.
“Travel Channel continues to whet appetites with delightful dishes from around the globe during fresh episodes of “Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations” premiering Tuesday, April 18, with back-to-back episodes at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted and executive produced by culinary explorer and James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Zimmern, the fifth season features 26 half-hour episodes that highlight the must-try foods that define a location and the best restaurants to enjoy them. Most travelers want to experience local favorites but likely don’t know the origins of these iconic foods, such as a sweet and salty peameal bacon sandwich in Toronto, gorgeous box sushi in Osaka, Japan, or creamy finnan haddie in Portland, Maine. Zimmern takes viewers on an edible journey as he shares the secrets behind popular dishes in the most delectable food destinations in the United States and abroad.
“As a traveler, I get no greater pleasure than learning about the culture and history of the places I’m visiting,” said Zimmern. “And I process best by understanding and eating the foods that define a city. ‘Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations’ allows me to bring that first-hand experience straight to our viewers as a set of recommenders that anyone can access for their own journeys.”
In the season premiere, Zimmern savors the traditional Appalachian fare of Asheville, North Carolina, where smoky BBQ pork is king and creamy sweet potato pie melts in your mouth. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains and acclaimed as “Beer City USA,” this eclectic spot offers up flaky rainbow trout straight from mountain streams, the juiciest fried chicken in the South and the most divine biscuits and red eye gravy that demand an Instagram post. This season’s domestic and international tour explores classic cuisine from a variety of destinations including Dallas; Milan; Newfoundland; Santorini, Greece; Savannah, Georgia; Venice, Italy and more.”
Are you excited for the return of Bizarre Foods? Tell us what you think.
Why hasn’t Andrew Zimmern written a book about his Delicious Destinations? When I travel I would love to go to these same places and try their cuisine but I need a book to plan from and to locate these places and food suggestions.
Too bad there was no mention of Asheville’s burgeoning vegan scene. “Beer City” is also home to two vegan festivals, multiple vegan restaurants and bars, local plant-based protein producers, and a large and growing vegan community. Come back, Andrew–we’d love to show you another side of Asheville’s amazing culinary scene!