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re: gloriousfood
paulj
Apr 7, 2011 06:37 PM
But people who don't like him would have a field day with those episodes. He could barely drink the herbal medicine that the Hong Kong doctor gave him. In Chengdu he couldn't stomach an innocent walnut paste. And there was the faux pas involving the clip on camera in the hot bean paste factory. :)
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re: paulj
Full confession...my mother used to prepare herbal medicine for me when I was a kid for an ailment (very common in my culture). It tasted godawful. And I did end up throwing some of it down the drain instead of drinking it all. Sorry, mom. I know you meant well. But I literally couldn't stomach it anymore.
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re: gourmaniac
HillJ
Apr 7, 2011 07:21 AM
The early episodes I found to be far more insightful and respectful; lately not so much. Much more spectacle of the bizarre than food culture. Even the lead in ads are filmed to accent the "bizarre." Or, tune in to see what food makes Andrew spit. Silly.
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re: Breezychow
paulj
Apr 7, 2011 09:51 AM
He does not spit it out very often. Also I don't get the impression that he insults the culture or his hosts. In (nearly) all cases where he does not like the food, the hosts are aware that outsiders might have problems with it.
Also keep in mind that there is a lot of interaction with hosts behind the scenes, both before and after the taped segments. Nor is Andrew the only person on the scene; there's likely to be a producer, a couple of camera men and sound person, as well as a local guide or facilitator.
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re: paulj
The fact is - he shouldn't be spitting it out at all. You don't have to like it, but you chew & swallow it & simply don't have anymore of it. You don't spit it out on the street or into your genteel napkin. And he does spit it out more often than he should. I don't even watch his show regularly, yet the few times I have tuned in, he's either spitting out food or complaining loudly as to how awful it is. His only claim to fame seems to be his love for devouring insects. Big woop. And who cares how many people are "on the scene". That has nothing to do with it.
"Andrew" needs to take a few lessons from Tony Bourdain, who has eaten more than his fair share of "bizarre" foods. In fact, food items a lot more bizarre than Andrew. The difference being that Mr. Bourdain has spoken of & made a point of "never insulting your host", regardless of what you are served.
Again - Mr. Zimmern needs a show that doesn't have him eating "bizarre" food. He's not suited to it.
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