Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern Season 4 Episode 10 Survival Special
- TVPG
- June 16, 2009
- 43 min
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7.8 (5)
In season 4 episode 10 of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, titled Survival Special, Andrew ventures into some of the world's most extreme and challenging environments in order to learn from indigenous people how to survive in the wild.
The episode begins with Andrew exploring the Amazon rainforest, where he meets with the local Huni Kuin tribe. He learns about their traditional hunting techniques and is shown how to make a blow dart gun and use it to take down prey. Andrew is impressed by the Huni Kuin's ability to navigate through the dense jungle and identify edible plants and insects, and he participates in a ceremonial feast of roasted peccary and grubs.
Next, Andrew travels to northern Canada, where he joins a group of Inuit hunters. He learns how to build an igloo and stay warm in sub-zero temperatures, and goes ice fishing with a traditional Inuit spear. Andrew also tries the Inuit diet, which consists mainly of raw meat and fish, and discovers some surprisingly delicious and nutritious dishes.
The third segment takes Andrew to the Australian Outback, where he spends time with the Pitjantjatjara people. They show him how to find water in the desert and how to use traditional tools like the boomerang and the woomera to hunt kangaroo and emu. Andrew also experiences a unique Outback delicacy when he tries witchetty grubs, a fat white larva that is considered a staple food by the Pitjantjatjara.
Finally, Andrew visits the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, where he meets with the Bugis people and learns about their maritime culture. He goes fishing with the Bugis using a traditional handline, and participates in a traditional ceremony where a buffalo is slaughtered and cooked in a bamboo pole. Andrew also tries some of the Bugis' unique seafood dishes, like grilled eel and sea urchin soup.
Throughout the episode, Andrew is impressed by the ingenuity and resilience of the people he encounters, and by their deep connection to the natural world. He learns valuable survival skills from each culture, and gains a newfound appreciation for the diversity and richness of human experience around the globe.