'Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel\'s Bizarre Foods, talks deep-sea worms, tethering yourself to local culture, zero-kilometre cooking and what happens when you take away someone\'s food. By Dana Filek-Gibson. Photo by Vinh Dao. How do you define ‘bizarre’ in terms of your show? One person’s weird is another person\'s staple? The dictionary defines it as \'unique and interesting,\' so that\'s how I use it. The idea to call the show Bizarre Foods was not mine. I still don\'t like it; I think it gives people the wrong impression. But I think, had I had my way, I would have called it something very witty and urbane and it would have been on public television and we would have made 10 episodes and I would\'ve had the love and applause of my peers and that\'s it. Instead, we went with somebody else\'s idea and it created something that was much more marketable and yes, a little bit commercial, but I don\'t think that\'s bad because we\'ve been able to reach millions, tens of millions, hundred of millions of people with this.'
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