"It Smells Like Ammonia" Andrew Zimmern Eats Rotten Shark In Iceland | Bizarre Foods
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Andrew Zimmern goes to Iceland, where he eats one of the country's specialities: rotten shark. According to the locals, eating this dish without gagging separates the men from the boys!
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"It smells like something died."
"I'll bring you a very good piece!"
Durian from the sea then.
Haha
Great comment 👍
Weak
Except he hates durian. He liked hakarl.
The sharks indeed died in the process.
One of the best episodes of this show ever. Love bizarre foods. Throws me back to my childhood
Same!
This man set an example to be respectful towards other cultures.
Agreed!
Completely agree. But i sadly will never forget the one episode (maybe in Mongolia?) where he snapped a reindeer's antler and it was bleeding 😬 that was rough. Total accident but tough to watch.
m.ruclips.net/video/QnjtnzyTNoQ/видео.html
An excess of fake gushing positivity is more irritating than respectful
@@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettindidn’t think he was too giddy eating this shark
Think about the circumstances that led up to these people realizing that after the shark has rotted for 3 months, its finally safe-ish to eat if you have a strong gut!
Probably someone ate a rotten shark because was starving. There is a history about a japanese island whose population survived during the WWII eating a poisonous plant, that they discovered to be edible after fermentation.
@@JpLabs1981 Our ancient ancestors fermented a lot of the food they ate, both meat and vegetables. It aids in digestion and is healthy for you.
@Sam Yim you mosty eat oysters still alive that why they have to be cooled
Super healthy for your gut, it's safe to eat not safeish
@Sam Yim I remember seeing something about how oysters were likely one of humanity’s earliest foods based on artifacts made from their shells found on the South African coast.
"Can we see the boxes?
To Andrew Zimmern, "No, we have to keep it secret"
To Ju Shardlow from Insider: "sure, we'll show you the entire operation."
I was scrolling for this comment
IKR lol same dude, same farm
I just made the same comment because I just watched that video. Maybe he liked her. She is very Icelandic-looking.
He trying to "keep it a secret" AS IF we are interested in letting sharks rot in boxes ourselves lol
Or maybe it's covered in maggots
@Ya boi yum lol
Well this was aired over 13 years ago…he appeared again in this much more recent video ruclips.net/video/QnjtnzyTNoQ/видео.html …and you get to see them in the boxes and everything. It’s also notable how much his onscreen presence changed and he looks so much more comfortable now in front of the camera
@@murdah4474 What!? You've never had dry aged and smoked maggots?!? They are smoky and nutty, absolutely fantastic 👏
It is apparently very expensive, so yeah. A lot of people would be interested in doing it to basically live
Watched every single episode of bizarre foods as a kid and would love to see a collab with this guy and Best Ever Food Reviews
Everyone on every food network show ever “It’s sweet, it’s nutty”
This nutty flavor is in every exotic or expensive food they eat for some reason
@@RB-br8tr so true
Tastes like chicken
A nutty flavor is pleasant. It's basically palate, you can make anything, but if it hits a certain flavor, it's enjoyable.
Every cheese try’s to be nutty 🤔 😂
Is it just me or everything this guy eats is the "perfect mixture" of sweet,salty,smokey and spicy lol
Not walnuts. Somehow he can eat every kind of rotten garbage but not a walnut.
Lol agreed. And no matter how rancid something is he loves it.
😂🤝
@Chuck Manson 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝
It might be just you. 😅
5:03 it's smells like ammonia
"That's because it IS ammonia" squidward voice
😁🤣😂🧽😂🤣😁
They pretty much piss through their skin
I tried this once. It’s gooey and chewy at the same time. And your burps smell like rotting fish for 3 days after.
Wonderful.......
Amazing...
Lmao
i wonder how the fart smells
"It's sweet & nutty " everybody knows he pulled that one outta his ass LOL Andrew is a character
nutty, not gamy at all...
I don't think he did. It's probably pretty good.
I remember this episode back when it originally aired. Was a different world back then.
Puke blood? Spend years trying to figure out how to eat it? What kept them going lol
I wonder if anybody sat and thought “maybe we should NOT eat this” lmfao
There was nothing else to eat
Our ancient ancestors fermented a lot of the food they ate, both vegetables and meat. It is healthy for you. Aids in the digestion.
When you get hungry enough, you'll do and eat almost anything lol
@@SeriviusR I’d prolly live off those pigs lmao
@@baltoslowdown3982 those pigs weren't there when vikings settled.
Did a food tour in Reykjavik in 2016.. Part of the tour was the trying hakarl and brennivin.. It basically tasted like preserved cuttlefish followed by a shot of fragrant gripewater.. We couldn't get enough of the stuff because both reminded us of childhood treats.. Our Icelandic guide was surprised we enjoyed ourselves, especially when we asked if we could have the remainder on the plate and in the bottle.. (The food tour group comprised of our party of 4 Singaporeans and 4 Americans..)
so quirky
@@beamzsalt4252 no u
Andrew: "I appreciate that, can we see it in the drying room?"
Gudjon: "No"
Andrew: "Ok, well I guess that's the end of this shoot"
Lol not mention years later they revealed the secret on a different segment
Also the oldest shark species alive can live up to 500 years old
Witch shark
@@raulmorales5155 the wone they just eat
@@brogastlol1239 witch wone?
🤣
Actually longer. Not sure if you knew that.
Remember how bad everything smelled before running water, soap, etc. Rotting shark was probably not a bigger deal than spicy nachos are to us.
Seems like you have never been to a place without running water, these places exist and the most of the people DONT stink
@@eln0n01 Was probably thinking of middle-ages developed towns where people through piss and shit into the streets. Small villages with people that at least scrubbed their bodies periodically wouldn't be any worse than a present day subway lol
@@eln0n01 they still wash , he is talking about the before 1800 colonisers and they believed washing wasnt good for you so I guarantee u everything smelled (there was no garbage truck btw) so trash shit piss dirty ppl everywhere
No I don't and neither do you......
Everything is always nutty to Andrew
Including non seasoned farmed chicken
Because he is a nutty buddy!
He may be a swallower.
Yet he hates walnuts 🤔
@@uzibenisrael6917 👀
“It’s very healthy, it’s very good for your stomach” okay bro keep telling yourself that 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is healthy lol
Could be. Kimchi, cambucha, kefir. All fermented. All good for your gut.
Yeah the fermentation makes it more digestible and often comes with healthy bacteria for your gut.
Also the Icelandic accent is the closest to a Skyrim accent you get in real life.
Enjoy McDonald's bro
Think about the desperation and ingenuity that went into figuring out how to eat this. I tried this on a business trip to Reykjavik right before COVID, and it took everything I had to not wretch. I probably looked like that meme of the kid with the forehead vein. It was like huffing soiled kitty litter while eating old fish from a dumpster in August.
I think people even way back in the day used to store/ferment/age meat. I imagine why they decided to eat this though unless it was a starvation issue. It looks disgusting
so i assume that when Andrew Zimmern says its "nutty" , fermented shark meat does NOT taste "nutty" like peanut butter nutty but more like peanuts found in someones poop nutty? gross
Shit I could feel the smell for that description
Hahahahahha gave second thoughts on trying it reading this.
This description made me retch. Ick
I love RUclips for putting up 30 seconds of unskippable adverts the moment he's about to take a bite.
It smells like Ammonia!...Yea...You want one?
Very good very healthy 👍🏼
Bear Grylls would be proud 😅
*Is surrounded by shark corpses that have been butchered and left outside to rot.*
Host : "I'm a little hesitant, it smells like something died."
What level of food enthusiast do you have to get to unlock "rotten shark meat"?
Like we’re gonna steal the secret of rotten shark meat? No thank you sir😂
The second bite it looks like he's in heaven and hell at the same time hahaha
My grandma said he's gay and I laughed
I love how honest this guy is.
Zimmern: it smells like something died
Everyone watching: uhmmm a shark? Haha
Try 60
Thanks for posting this. ❤ this was one of my favorite 😍 episodes.
There is a more recent video on RUclips that shows the pieces of shark in very open slotted wood crates kept in shipping containers.
The liquid that drains from the shark is very ammonia like . Brilliant process!
I miss this show I used to watch this all the time 😂
His description of the shark was spot on with my wife.
Laughed my ass off when he said that after reading your comment
🤣🤣
LMFAO IM DEAD 😂😂😂😂
EWWWWWW HAHAHA
UPDATE: Ex-wife
Turns out she reads my RUclips comments. Who knew.
If I could get it in my mouth without gagging, I'd try it. Believe it or not, it's the first time I have ever used that phrase before.
Think about the trial and error that had to occurred for them to get this process down pat
Just WHY? It´s like they hate the sharks so much that they vowed to find a way to eat it even if it was the most gruesome and inefficient way possible.
**vomits blood** "Maybe I should let it rot?"
Imagine living 500+ years only to end up in a dirty shed, chopped up, and strung on meat hooks to rot for months! i would be pissed... 😂🦈
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@@isaiah2536 😂
@@mango8794 😂
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I saw the same producer in another segment where he showed the meat in the wooden crates. Must have relaxed since this segment to have let another show film the wooden crates.
True
Andrew already knows the process! 😂
I think Andrew means 'crazy' every time he says it tastes "nutty"
This was such a nice interview in the beautiful environment
It didn't really taste like much when I had it, but the absolute noxious fumes it released when I bit in made me light-headed, hahaha. The shot of Brennevin did wonders to kill that effect.
"yeahr i was eying that piece before" ofc, we all did. you should felt very honored and eat the hole thing!
Chill bruh
I havent seen an Andrew Zimmern video in a very long time and I already expected "its nutty" to pop up some where. lol
So he wouldn’t let him see the wooden crates of fermenting shark but I just saw another video where he (the same guy) showed the girl I believe it was a vice video the trailer of the crates of shark meat… mhmm
Oh yeah that was I was wondering, he was perfectly fine showing the entire process to the British girl from Insider. Maybe he was trying to impress her
It’s similar to the ammonia you’d get with bad crab at a Chinese buffet. But reminds me mostly the same aromatic sensation from 1000 year old eggs. Still delicious.
Rotting shark flesh:
*”SMELL IT”*
Moments later
“the smell is a little intimidating”
That tv guy just gobbled it up like a lizard 🦎 lol what was with that tongue flipping 👅 😆
i honestly forgot about this guy, he was really popular in the mid 2000s
YOU ARE LIVING UNDER A ROCK HE STILL IS POPULAR ONLY A PERSON THAT KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT FOOD CULTURE OR ONLY KNOWS GORDON RAMSEY
@@Markerface calm down you’re scaring me
Wispers* Psst hey you your young naive mind is showing...might want to cover up.
@@Markerface wow you’re cringey as hell
@@Thatillegal your comment just made me cringe
8:22 I wonder how she’s doing in life 🤣😍
😂🤣😅
8:05 I've been there! (You don't say that very often).
"That's serious food...' Somebody buy that man a bud and put it on my tab
Light or Green? 🤣
@@RaysRUclipsTv bud heavy and a fat spliff. Gonna need that to stomach that food
@@2guns713 shid high ashell is the only way im munchin on rotting shark anyway
There's a video with a female doing the same as Zimmer but he allows her to see the boxes where the fermentation process is being done but won't let Zimmer see lol. At least I believe it's the same spot
True.
Nice one smell it, “uhhh it smells like ammonia” 😹😹😹😹
Andrew ''Oh my gosh! It smells like ammonia''
Icelander ''Yeah! do you want one?''
i remember watching this in high school. im in my 30s now 😪
This man andrew is legend of food vlogger
Raw, Wild, and to the Point.
Just how I like it ;)
'it smells like sumthin died' !!!! lol no kidding
I really want to eat it. He sold me on it big time
For reals haha. Bout to go soon just to try it.
@@_ApoIIo did you?
I'm not sure you'd get me to eat this but a lot of cheeses are ammonia-y and they're delicious.
Now I don't feel so bad about sharks eating people.
Wish people would stop saying 'rotten' when they are speaking of something 'fermented'. Those two words are entirely different in meaning.
>rotten shark meat
Have
Have they never heard of fermentation?
You realize a lot of shit can be called 'rotten' when it's not
But fermentation is from food that are sealed in something like a jar... right??? And the sharks that they have here are being exposed to the open air the whole time
@@lexis2660 no? There's lots of ways to ferment things
It’s a “secret” yet I just watched a whole video on the process. 😂
Great show Andrew. God bless
yep youll be pooping for days😂😂😂😂
his voice soothes my soul
My culinary curiosity is considerable, but I might balk at hakarl. I grew up eating huge quantities of seafood from the Chesapeake Bay and the Ocean. The old rule I learned was, "If it smells like ammonia, do NOT eat it!" Hakarl's ammonia smell would go against a lifetime of conditioning. But, I have understood that hakarl is generally served with brennivin, an Icelandic aquavit. Served in that pairing, maybe ... Maybe I would be moved to try it. I dunno.
2:10 the homie is sitting with some random ass family 😭
a icelandic hotdog is top 10 fav things i've ever eaten
Not sure if I’d rather eat a hakarl or receive a hot carl
Ahhh the chilis fresh :/
5:08 he was a bit hesitant about taking the meat off the knife xD
R.I.P. Anthony Bourdain
You know it smells bad when even the flies don’t touch it.
Even with COVID you can smell that shark
Beautiful country ,,,,beautiful people ,,,,
There was a really good documentary about fermented shark. Can’t remember the name, it’ll pop up if you search it.
I like the videos man so much good content
6:49 the Icelandic Bill Burr right behind him
😆 thick steves! Lol get it like fat rick steves!
when this is recorded? 1998?
Sure looks like it
And there goes 300 sharks
Is it bad that, at a glance, I thought the thumbnail was the rock
Interesting. Add little smoke. Try dried cod in Canada or squid in Italy.
I had Hakarl when there briefly and found it good. My friend looked at me like I was insane.
Zimmerman Is fearless, love bizarre foods.
I have drank a pint of bong water on a bet before I think I can handle rotten shark.
You must have had the most intense high from ingesting that THC ridden soup 😂 absolute unit
@@SuperOmegaBerserker yes I was hallucinating like I was on mescaline for a couple hours. I was high for three days was very sick also for a couple days and had crazy dreams for over a month Will never do that again now days it would probably kill me.
Huh... THC isn't water soluble. But it can actually be dangerous to drink bong water depending on age... But it won't get you high. You were just extremely sick. Lmao
@@cams.2083 indeed I was. I did it on a bet not to get high but It did have some crazy psychotropic effects that lasted quite a while.
@Inanna Kali Ma proper bong 💧water?
Wonder how much of that you could eat without falling ill.
Eating rotten food? I'm good...
Its not food until its rotten hunny.
*casu martzu* - Sardinia. rotten Italian cheese full of maggots. you have to eat the cheese while the maggots are alive and crawling all over making tunnels in the cheese like earthworms. if the maggots are dead and not moving or squirming this cheese can kill you
*surstromming* - Sweden. rotten fish in a tin can that can knock out Hercules with its odor. this dish can kill you if the tin cans explode from the rotting fish giving off gases. you also get bad breath. described as "worst smell in the world"
*lutefisk* - Norway. fish preserved with lye. lye may be harmful or fatal if swallowed but thats all right if its full of rotten fish, right?
*durian* Philippines. this is not rotten fish smell, _its worse_ . imagine a mixture of rotten onions, turpentine, and raw sewage. it is banned in some countries and can cause nausea in some people sensitive to food that smells like diarrhea. one of the few foods Andrew Zimmern refuses to eat
*tuna eyeballs* Japan. not rotten but all eyeballs are full of aqueous humour. once you bite the eyeball you get a burst of fish flavored grape texture mixture and the cornea is descibed as "crunchy". you cannot die from this but its somebodys EYEBALL!
theres worse
*human placenta* worldwide. a human placenta is large with thick blood vessels, amniotic fluid, and attached to an umbilical cord. people eat this to stave off post partum depression mainly in dried up pill form but they can be cooked and served as a soup. it tastes mildly beefy and can be delicious .... TO CANNIBALS !!
all of these foods make hakarl seem absolutely scrumptious!
Does anyone know what episode it is, where he goes to the country that makes blood sausage? I thought it was in Iceland.
i wonder what went through the mind of the person who discovered this....
"oh man this fish is poisonous...........let's leave it to decompose and rot away until it's no longer poisonous..."
"Legendary nightlife". You owe me a new coffee, dammit.
Is it bad I want to make nigiri from some?
I just love Zimmerman voyages😏
Nutty and delicious. No thank You.😂😂😂
Zimmern always says the weird shit he eats has a "Nutty" taste. LOL LOL
No way Andrew was there flies eveywhere???
They brought a big piece but only cut the thinnest slice that almost needed to be held with two hands.
Because clearly if you eat it in a big chuck you would be vomiting because how strong it taste.
I heard the Greenland Shark is one of the most diverse and the most ugliest sharks I've ever seen. It'll be awesome to see one in person, but I'll NEVER attempt or try to eat it's meat. You wouldn't pay me enough nor to even date me to try it. I'm afraid it'll might just kill me.