Here's Why Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods Was Canceled

Since 2006, Andrew Zimmern has been taking Travel Channel viewers on a journey around the world to find some of the most unique and interesting foods as the host of "Bizarre Foods." In his decade-plus time with the show, Zimmern's eaten everything from insect-filled nuggets to stuffed lamb spleen. But in 2018, the show was moved to a less-watched time slot on the Discovery network before ultimately getting cancelled in 2021. While some believe that Zimmern's controversial take on midwestern Chinese food restaurants was to blame for the show's move and ultimate demise, that's not the case. Here's why Andrew Zimmern's "Bizarre Foods" was canceled.

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[monkeymeat]

Andrew Zimmern, Samantha Brown, and Anthony Bourdain were why I loved the Travel Channel. Haven't watched it in years, since they started bringing all that ghost hunter garbage.

[blueovaltrucker]

Andrew Zimmern and Bizarre Foods was such an entertaining show. We all loved it in our house. It was very educational too. We miss it.

[thankyoucomeagain]

Ill watch reruns of bizarre foods anyday over them fake ass ghost shows

[pan_bev_nice]

Zimmern was 100% right ... If you ask a Chinese from mainland China (that knows how to cook), s/he will tell you that the way they cook at home is very different from what you get at the Americanized 'Chinese restaurants.

[manueldiazjr]

shows like Bizarre Foods and No Reservations were a staple of the travel channel. Having a couple shows like this does not change the format of the channel. I loved these shows it actually taught people about different cultures and foods.

[kevinbaker]

Frankly, I quit watching the travel channel when they changed their programming focus. The name is the travel channel, not the ghost channel. When I tuned to the travel channel I wanted to see programs with Andrew Simmering or Anthony Bourdain trying cuisines around the world. I wanted to see travel information to places I would like to visit, not haunted houses I would rather avoid.

[lovingmesomeoutdoors]

They always cancel the good actually interesting shows for garbage.

[gimhanikuruppu]

Some of the things Andrew zimmern taught us through bizarre foods:

1. Make use of every part of the animal in cooking
2. The art of foraging
3. Sustainable agriculture
4. Sustainable farming
5. Cheap, nutritious, often underrated food, that can be found in your backyard
6. Sustainable harvesting of materials
7. Alternative food sources
8. Dying food traditions and cultures, some of which being actually good for you

And many more....

Year 2021: travel channel goes all the way to ghost hunting

[thomasnew]

The Travel Channel has absolutely nothing good to watch anymore. It’s like the Paranormal Channel now.

[TomsTreasures]

The only reason I ever watched The Travel Channel was for people like Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain, God rest his soul. I still watch Andrew Zimmern on his Youtube channel! Keep up the great work Andrew!

[AlphaBoost]

Meanwhile, the Travel Channel has zero shows pertaining to actual travel, the whole reason why we loved the channel in the first place.

[mintruth]

What he said about Chinese food in the MID WEST was SPOT on and did NOT need to be APOLOGIZED for...PERIOD

[juliadeangelio]

Bring him back on we love watching Andrew Zimmerman been listening to him for years

[sidharthghoshal]

This was really one of my favorite shows growing up and it legitimately got me excited about trying unusual foods whenever possible.

[beatricepetronelli]

Great guy. I miss the show. We loved his personality and the shows content. Very fun.

[Emeralddx]

I stopped watching the travel channel when they took off a real show like Andrew's for ghosts.

[davidesposo]

Chef Andrew Zimmern was, and always will be one of my food heroes.

[Lessleg]

Zimmer actually does follow authentic Chinese mastery of making food. that was his point.

[feastonthis]

Ive watched some of Andrews Chinese cooking on his channel. I've been all over Asia and his Asian cooking is the real deal.

[offthefork]

Andrew made me love experiencing new food as child growing up… Will forever be grateful to him!