"It Smells Like Ammonia" Andrew Zimmern Eats Rotten Shark In Iceland | Bizarre Foods

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  • @fallinginthed33p
    @fallinginthed33p 3 роки тому +531

    "It smells like something died."
    "I'll bring you a very good piece!"
    Durian from the sea then.

  • @lixxxxit
    @lixxxxit 3 роки тому +911

    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!

    • @JpLabs1981
      @JpLabs1981 3 роки тому +109

      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.

    • @tomcollins5112
      @tomcollins5112 3 роки тому +50

      @@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.

    • @hunterbear2421
      @hunterbear2421 3 роки тому +10

      @Sam Yim you mosty eat oysters still alive that why they have to be cooled

    • @Juuk-D
      @Juuk-D 3 роки тому +4

      Super healthy for your gut, it's safe to eat not safeish

    • @mycostipe2581
      @mycostipe2581 3 роки тому +12

      @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.

  • @leemotts5201
    @leemotts5201 3 роки тому +107

    One of the best episodes of this show ever. Love bizarre foods. Throws me back to my childhood

  • @Sadiyyah314
    @Sadiyyah314 3 роки тому +270

    He trying to "keep it a secret" AS IF we are interested in letting sharks rot in boxes ourselves lol

    • @murdah4474
      @murdah4474 3 роки тому +9

      Or maybe it's covered in maggots

    • @Jisim33
      @Jisim33 3 роки тому

      @Ya boi yum lol

    • @bg357wg
      @bg357wg 3 роки тому +18

      Well this was aired over 13 years ago…he appeared again in this much more recent video ua-cam.com/video/QnjtnzyTNoQ/v-deo.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

    • @papabear9481
      @papabear9481 2 роки тому +2

      @@murdah4474 What!? You've never had dry aged and smoked maggots?!? They are smoky and nutty, absolutely fantastic 👏

    • @unlimon6382
      @unlimon6382 2 роки тому

      It is apparently very expensive, so yeah. A lot of people would be interested in doing it to basically live

  • @tial9135
    @tial9135 2 роки тому +261

    This man set an example to be respectful towards other cultures.

    • @DDOMINICK
      @DDOMINICK 2 роки тому +2

      Agreed!

    • @adamsmith-wi3qg
      @adamsmith-wi3qg Рік тому +1

      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.

    • @MsAmique
      @MsAmique Рік тому

      m.ua-cam.com/video/QnjtnzyTNoQ/v-deo.html

    • @shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin
      @shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin Рік тому +4

      An excess of fake gushing positivity is more irritating than respectful

    • @gavcom4060
      @gavcom4060 Рік тому +3

      @@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettindidn’t think he was too giddy eating this shark

  • @EXPLOBRO3
    @EXPLOBRO3 3 роки тому +251

    Everyone on every food network show ever “It’s sweet, it’s nutty”

    • @RB-br8tr
      @RB-br8tr 3 роки тому +25

      This nutty flavor is in every exotic or expensive food they eat for some reason

    • @Fallibleandflawed
      @Fallibleandflawed 3 роки тому +2

      @@RB-br8tr so true

    • @1ChxnceLxnce
      @1ChxnceLxnce 3 роки тому +4

      Tastes like chicken

    • @tonyjackson4078
      @tonyjackson4078 2 роки тому +1

      A nutty flavor is pleasant. It's basically palate, you can make anything, but if it hits a certain flavor, it's enjoyable.

  • @degov5
    @degov5 3 роки тому +121

    "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."

    • @zechsblack5891
      @zechsblack5891 3 роки тому +14

      I was scrolling for this comment

    • @bigchungus2667
      @bigchungus2667 3 роки тому +10

      IKR lol same dude, same farm

    • @WakandaBabe
      @WakandaBabe 3 роки тому +9

      I just made the same comment because I just watched that video. Maybe he liked her. She is very Icelandic-looking.

  • @imthedab
    @imthedab 3 роки тому +72

    5:03 it's smells like ammonia
    "That's because it IS ammonia" squidward voice

  • @Jcastro9444
    @Jcastro9444 2 роки тому +61

    "It's sweet & nutty " everybody knows he pulled that one outta his ass LOL Andrew is a character

    • @Matt-og5kd
      @Matt-og5kd 2 роки тому +8

      nutty, not gamy at all...

    • @adrianaslund8605
      @adrianaslund8605 10 місяців тому

      I don't think he did. It's probably pretty good.

  • @RBoyle-fn5hh
    @RBoyle-fn5hh 2 роки тому +75

    Natural "rotting" of meats and fish is a totally organic way of preserving the food without the need for refrigeration...thus the obvious reason it's a traditional food of our ancestors. What astounds me is the question of just HOW they figured it all out! I guess there were a LOT of sick and/or dead ancestors along THAT process!

    • @copperlemon1
      @copperlemon1 Рік тому +2

      Nordic people had likely been eating gravlax ('grave salmon") for a long time before they encountered the shark, so they probably weren't working with nothing in this particular case.

    • @SuperHuscarl
      @SuperHuscarl Рік тому

      I went through a history class where we studied ancient people, and the Sumerians figured ways of preserving meat, and they even have records of people dying from eating food that hadn’t fermented long enough, almost like test subjects. Crazy how we as a species figured it out.

    • @lixxxxit
      @lixxxxit 2 місяці тому +1

      The real question now becomes: if you live in iceland, how hard would it be to dig a little until you reach the perma-frost, then store meat in your own freezer?

  • @YouPousti
    @YouPousti 3 роки тому +440

    Is it just me or everything this guy eats is the "perfect mixture" of sweet,salty,smokey and spicy lol

    • @mycostipe2581
      @mycostipe2581 3 роки тому +40

      Not walnuts. Somehow he can eat every kind of rotten garbage but not a walnut.

    • @samgerardi8742
      @samgerardi8742 3 роки тому +7

      Lol agreed. And no matter how rancid something is he loves it.

    • @DaShishtys
      @DaShishtys 3 роки тому

      😂🤝

    • @voltrondefofunv5708
      @voltrondefofunv5708 3 роки тому

      @Chuck Manson 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝

    • @Da_Pimp_Nugget
      @Da_Pimp_Nugget 3 роки тому

      It might be just you. 😅

  • @urielmartinez6279
    @urielmartinez6279 3 роки тому +64

    I tried this once. It’s gooey and chewy at the same time. And your burps smell like rotting fish for 3 days after.

  • @baltoslowdown3982
    @baltoslowdown3982 3 роки тому +201

    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

    • @erickcarreno2929
      @erickcarreno2929 3 роки тому +38

      There was nothing else to eat

    • @tomcollins5112
      @tomcollins5112 3 роки тому +19

      Our ancient ancestors fermented a lot of the food they ate, both vegetables and meat. It is healthy for you. Aids in the digestion.

    • @SeriviusR
      @SeriviusR 3 роки тому +14

      When you get hungry enough, you'll do and eat almost anything lol

    • @baltoslowdown3982
      @baltoslowdown3982 3 роки тому +1

      @@SeriviusR I’d prolly live off those pigs lmao

    • @scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661
      @scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661 3 роки тому +8

      @@baltoslowdown3982 those pigs weren't there when vikings settled.

  • @bomber16
    @bomber16 3 роки тому +375

    Everything is always nutty to Andrew

  • @joevan2995
    @joevan2995 3 роки тому +183

    Also the oldest shark species alive can live up to 500 years old

  • @jackuzi8252
    @jackuzi8252 3 роки тому +89

    Remember how bad everything smelled before running water, soap, etc. Rotting shark was probably not a bigger deal than spicy nachos are to us.

    • @eln0n01
      @eln0n01 3 роки тому +8

      Seems like you have never been to a place without running water, these places exist and the most of the people DONT stink

    • @makokx7063
      @makokx7063 3 роки тому +9

      @@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

    • @venomgoldenreaper3834
      @venomgoldenreaper3834 3 роки тому +2

      @@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

    • @dannygreen5477
      @dannygreen5477 3 роки тому +1

      No I don't and neither do you......

  • @emland123
    @emland123 3 роки тому +45

    It smells like Ammonia!...Yea...You want one?
    Very good very healthy 👍🏼

  • @Maggot9004
    @Maggot9004 Рік тому +9

    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

  • @Lake3015
    @Lake3015 3 роки тому +96

    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"

    • @bladerunner_559
      @bladerunner_559 3 роки тому +10

      Lol not mention years later they revealed the secret on a different segment

  • @hypeboi676
    @hypeboi676 3 роки тому +44

    “It’s very healthy, it’s very good for your stomach” okay bro keep telling yourself that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @sasquatch8268
      @sasquatch8268 2 роки тому +3

      It is healthy lol

    • @Whiterun_Gaurd
      @Whiterun_Gaurd Рік тому +8

      Could be. Kimchi, cambucha, kefir. All fermented. All good for your gut.

    • @adrianaslund8605
      @adrianaslund8605 10 місяців тому +4

      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.

    • @andrewstrobert8938
      @andrewstrobert8938 4 місяці тому +1

      Enjoy McDonald's bro

  • @aloysiuseng8086
    @aloysiuseng8086 3 роки тому +47

    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..)

  • @papabear9481
    @papabear9481 2 роки тому +10

    I remember this episode back when it originally aired. Was a different world back then.

  • @LAK_770
    @LAK_770 3 роки тому +84

    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.

    • @Initium1000
      @Initium1000 3 роки тому

      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

    • @youboob6297
      @youboob6297 3 роки тому +3

      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

    • @hellojelen2598
      @hellojelen2598 3 роки тому +3

      Shit I could feel the smell for that description

    • @mokebang7526
      @mokebang7526 3 роки тому +1

      Hahahahahha gave second thoughts on trying it reading this.

    • @audranicolio
      @audranicolio 3 роки тому

      This description made me retch. Ick

  • @Phearsum
    @Phearsum 3 роки тому +15

    *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."

  • @xentrix89
    @xentrix89 3 роки тому +23

    What level of food enthusiast do you have to get to unlock "rotten shark meat"?

  • @philbecker4676
    @philbecker4676 Рік тому +1

    I love UA-cam for putting up 30 seconds of unskippable adverts the moment he's about to take a bite.

  • @dbells626
    @dbells626 3 роки тому +38

    His description of the shark was spot on with my wife.

    • @oriolopocholo
      @oriolopocholo 3 роки тому +4

      Laughed my ass off when he said that after reading your comment

    • @darealblakk
      @darealblakk 3 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣

    • @franciscocruz803
      @franciscocruz803 3 роки тому +1

      LMFAO IM DEAD 😂😂😂😂

    • @natedawg865
      @natedawg865 3 роки тому +1

      EWWWWWW HAHAHA

    • @dbells626
      @dbells626 3 роки тому +5

      UPDATE: Ex-wife
      Turns out she reads my UA-cam comments. Who knew.

  • @ariannagardiner6301
    @ariannagardiner6301 2 роки тому +3

    Like we’re gonna steal the secret of rotten shark meat? No thank you sir😂

  • @isaiah2536
    @isaiah2536 3 роки тому +79

    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... 😂🦈

    • @isaiah2536
      @isaiah2536 3 роки тому +4

      @YESHUA is GOD Dang, this is the last place i would expect a random comment like yours but it’s actually very relevant to my current struggles with “porn addiction”. I haven’t exactly had an easy go of it lately and i’ve struggled for years now trying to control it, everytime i relapse i ask god to forgive me but it’s never dawned on me to pray BEFORE acting on my urges instead of after. I need to call on him to strengthen me when the urges hit despite the shame and fear of failing him. Thanks bro👌🏽 sometimes we gotta hear it from someone else in order to gain clarity.

    • @isaiah2536
      @isaiah2536 3 роки тому +1

      @YESHUA is GOD Amen brother 🙏🏽

    • @mango8794
      @mango8794 3 роки тому

      @@isaiah2536 😂

    • @isaiah2536
      @isaiah2536 3 роки тому

      @@mango8794 😂

    • @littlejackalo5326
      @littlejackalo5326 3 роки тому

      @@isaiah2536 easiest cure for that addiction is to cut your peen off.

  • @darrenbyrnt4349
    @darrenbyrnt4349 3 роки тому +5

    My grandma said he's gay and I laughed

  • @Murftree74
    @Murftree74 3 роки тому +21

    Think about the trial and error that had to occurred for them to get this process down pat

    • @elcambiollego
      @elcambiollego 3 роки тому +1

      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.

    • @nightmarefanatic1819
      @nightmarefanatic1819 3 роки тому +2

      **vomits blood** "Maybe I should let it rot?"

  • @2guns713
    @2guns713 3 роки тому +15

    "That's serious food...' Somebody buy that man a bud and put it on my tab

    • @RaysYoutubeTv
      @RaysYoutubeTv 3 роки тому

      Light or Green? 🤣

    • @2guns713
      @2guns713 3 роки тому +1

      @@RaysUA-camTv bud heavy and a fat spliff. Gonna need that to stomach that food

    • @oscard.lisboa6105
      @oscard.lisboa6105 3 роки тому

      @@2guns713 shid high ashell is the only way im munchin on rotting shark anyway

  • @georgmettmann5722
    @georgmettmann5722 3 роки тому +19

    "yeahr i was eying that piece before" ofc, we all did. you should felt very honored and eat the hole thing!

  • @Widderic
    @Widderic 3 роки тому +2

    The second bite it looks like he's in heaven and hell at the same time hahaha

  • @benharbak
    @benharbak 3 роки тому +9

    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.

  • @arora.aakash
    @arora.aakash 3 роки тому +6

    Andrew ''Oh my gosh! It smells like ammonia''
    Icelander ''Yeah! do you want one?''

  • @natedawg865
    @natedawg865 3 роки тому +6

    Zimmern: it smells like something died
    Everyone watching: uhmmm a shark? Haha

  • @Frankiarmz
    @Frankiarmz 2 роки тому +3

    There is a more recent video on UA-cam 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!

  • @wah-world
    @wah-world 3 роки тому +6

    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.

  • @Baked_Potato1996
    @Baked_Potato1996 3 роки тому +24

    i honestly forgot about this guy, he was really popular in the mid 2000s

    • @Markerface
      @Markerface 3 роки тому +4

      YOU ARE LIVING UNDER A ROCK HE STILL IS POPULAR ONLY A PERSON THAT KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT FOOD CULTURE OR ONLY KNOWS GORDON RAMSEY

    • @Thatillegal
      @Thatillegal 3 роки тому +4

      @@Markerface calm down you’re scaring me

    • @Markerface
      @Markerface 3 роки тому

      Wispers* Psst hey you your young naive mind is showing...might want to cover up.

    • @Thatillegal
      @Thatillegal 3 роки тому +3

      @@Markerface wow you’re cringey as hell

    • @Markerface
      @Markerface 3 роки тому

      @@Thatillegal your comment just made me cringe

  • @tamarockstar09
    @tamarockstar09 3 роки тому +13

    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

    • @Fromtheforgottengardens
      @Fromtheforgottengardens 3 роки тому +1

      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

  • @timothinking9855
    @timothinking9855 3 роки тому +7

    I think Andrew means 'crazy' every time he says it tastes "nutty"

  • @Maso777
    @Maso777 3 роки тому +19

    8:22 I wonder how she’s doing in life 🤣😍

  • @deonb.9018
    @deonb.9018 3 роки тому +6

    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

  • @GuruishMike
    @GuruishMike 3 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @sladecolonel9261
    @sladecolonel9261 3 роки тому +2

    Now I don't feel so bad about sharks eating people.

  • @thegroovyboi9598
    @thegroovyboi9598 3 роки тому +3

    >rotten shark meat
    Have
    Have they never heard of fermentation?
    You realize a lot of shit can be called 'rotten' when it's not

    • @lexis2660
      @lexis2660 3 роки тому

      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

    • @thegroovyboi9598
      @thegroovyboi9598 3 роки тому

      @@lexis2660 no? There's lots of ways to ferment things

  • @JackCarregan
    @JackCarregan 3 роки тому +19

    I really want to eat it. He sold me on it big time

    • @_ApoIIo
      @_ApoIIo 3 роки тому +1

      For reals haha. Bout to go soon just to try it.

    • @Random_Undead
      @Random_Undead 2 роки тому

      @@_ApoIIo did you?

  • @alexandriarobinson2510
    @alexandriarobinson2510 Рік тому +2

    I miss this show I used to watch this all the time 😂

  • @muldoon5216
    @muldoon5216 3 роки тому +2

    Rotting shark flesh:
    *”SMELL IT”*
    Moments later
    “the smell is a little intimidating”

  • @prettysoIdier
    @prettysoIdier 3 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @adonis819
    @adonis819 3 роки тому +4

    I'm not sure you'd get me to eat this but a lot of cheeses are ammonia-y and they're delicious.

  • @dabajabaza111
    @dabajabaza111 Рік тому

    I love how honest this guy is.

  • @bbface21
    @bbface21 3 роки тому +4

    8:05 I've been there! (You don't say that very often).

  • @Novarcharesk
    @Novarcharesk 3 роки тому +2

    Wish people would stop saying 'rotten' when they are speaking of something 'fermented'. Those two words are entirely different in meaning.

  • @jjjo7352
    @jjjo7352 3 роки тому +2

    I havent seen an Andrew Zimmern video in a very long time and I already expected "its nutty" to pop up some where. lol

  • @sablewright8053
    @sablewright8053 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for posting this. ❤ this was one of my favorite 😍 episodes.

  • @MissPerriwinkle
    @MissPerriwinkle 2 роки тому +1

    'it smells like sumthin died' !!!! lol no kidding

  • @armorykittington
    @armorykittington 3 роки тому +3

    R.I.P. Anthony Bourdain

  • @Wowxoxo69
    @Wowxoxo69 5 місяців тому +1

    yep youll be pooping for days😂😂😂😂

  • @Sz..UG14360
    @Sz..UG14360 6 місяців тому

    This was such a nice interview in the beautiful environment

  • @lilmarkxlilclip7216
    @lilmarkxlilclip7216 3 роки тому +1

    Even with COVID you can smell that shark

  • @MsAmique
    @MsAmique Рік тому +1

    Andrew already knows the process! 😂

  • @greydeath4273
    @greydeath4273 3 роки тому +1

    Nice one smell it, “uhhh it smells like ammonia” 😹😹😹😹

  • @leorodriguez9344
    @leorodriguez9344 3 роки тому

    2:10 the homie is sitting with some random ass family 😭

  • @3VAN35C3NT
    @3VAN35C3NT 3 роки тому +9

    Not sure if I’d rather eat a hakarl or receive a hot carl

    • @ZosKia523
      @ZosKia523 3 роки тому

      Ahhh the chilis fresh :/

  • @tribalchief6965
    @tribalchief6965 3 роки тому +4

    This man andrew is legend of food vlogger

  • @youfromuptown
    @youfromuptown 2 роки тому

    Zimmern always says the weird shit he eats has a "Nutty" taste. LOL LOL

  • @qkingoftears
    @qkingoftears Рік тому +1

    i remember watching this in high school. im in my 30s now 😪

  • @ssgss4iammacabeefu_
    @ssgss4iammacabeefu_ 3 роки тому +3

    Great show Andrew. God bless

  • @SamSam-jn2rw
    @SamSam-jn2rw 2 роки тому

    That tv guy just gobbled it up like a lizard 🦎 lol what was with that tongue flipping 👅 😆

  • @TekoMuto
    @TekoMuto 3 роки тому +2

    Raw, Wild, and to the Point.
    Just how I like it ;)

  • @TheSandwhichman108
    @TheSandwhichman108 11 місяців тому

    You know it smells bad when even the flies don’t touch it.

  • @schwastypantz8795
    @schwastypantz8795 3 роки тому +1

    😆 thick steves! Lol get it like fat rick steves!

  • @alecklaucarlhamn8829
    @alecklaucarlhamn8829 3 роки тому +3

    And there goes 300 sharks

  • @perhapsavailable
    @perhapsavailable 3 роки тому

    "Legendary nightlife". You owe me a new coffee, dammit.

  • @Joeybullets
    @Joeybullets 3 роки тому +7

    He must be a Viking because I ate that shark when I was there and every breath I took while eating it filled my nose and lungs with ammonia! I had to plug it to finish it off

  • @80bbygrl
    @80bbygrl 3 роки тому +5

    Eating rotten food? I'm good...

    • @eln0n01
      @eln0n01 3 роки тому

      Its not food until its rotten hunny.

    • @youboob6297
      @youboob6297 3 роки тому

      *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!

  • @ichabod0391
    @ichabod0391 3 роки тому +5

    I too went to Iceland and ate 'Putrified' shark. It definitely is a taste you have to acquire. It's not to my liking, but I guess if I was starving ... I'd eat it.

  • @toogee1850
    @toogee1850 3 роки тому

    6:49 the Icelandic Bill Burr right behind him

  • @THESONICSPEEDDEMON
    @THESONICSPEEDDEMON 3 роки тому

    5:08 he was a bit hesitant about taking the meat off the knife xD

  • @jasondaniel918
    @jasondaniel918 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @sizedtoaster0278
    @sizedtoaster0278 3 роки тому +1

    Iceland: Its so toxic it can make you puke blood.
    Me: I think thats natures way of saying "fuck off."

  • @MsAmique
    @MsAmique Рік тому

    It’s a “secret” yet I just watched a whole video on the process. 😂

  • @markyang6751
    @markyang6751 3 роки тому +1

    a icelandic hotdog is top 10 fav things i've ever eaten

  • @kandl2996
    @kandl2996 3 роки тому +24

    Normally I believe it's you're right to eat anything that moves but the fact that these sharks are hundreds of years old, and can take more than 50 years to mature, makes me think maybe people should hold off eating these sharks. It's like eating a Galapagos Tortoise or chopping down an ancient redwood to build a picnic table. The meat isn't even good either lol

    • @tess.....
      @tess..... 3 роки тому +6

      We mostly stopped hunting them 20 or 30 years ago. Most of them are caught by accident when fishing for other things. Icelanders aren't consuming sharks at any big skale its more like we eat a small peace once or twice a year during special occasions. If your wondering how big a peace, it's literally eaten with a toothpick.

    • @TheodoreBrosevelt
      @TheodoreBrosevelt 3 роки тому +2

      It’s not caviar it’s only for special occasions like weddings and stuff, I think Food Insider did a pretty good docu on the delicacy

  • @DDELE7
    @DDELE7 Рік тому

    If it looks good…EAT IT!
    -Andrew Zimmern.

  • @tleecious
    @tleecious Рік тому

    his voice soothes my soul

  • @chantimothy
    @chantimothy 3 роки тому +2

    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..."

  • @robertlisenby5788
    @robertlisenby5788 3 роки тому +8

    The people who started eating this must have been pretty damn desperate. Those must of been some hard times

  • @TheGuizmo11
    @TheGuizmo11 3 роки тому

    Gordon Ramsay : IT'S F%CKING RAW

  • @RafainMexico
    @RafainMexico 3 роки тому +5

    No way Andrew was there flies eveywhere???

  • @GrouchyKraut
    @GrouchyKraut 3 роки тому +2

    Why TF do people eat such weird foods?

  • @GabGotti3
    @GabGotti3 9 місяців тому

    “It smells like ammonia”
    “Yea….”

  • @j7ndominica051
    @j7ndominica051 24 дні тому

    They brought a big piece but only cut the thinnest slice that almost needed to be held with two hands.

  • @amandaredd3057
    @amandaredd3057 2 роки тому +1

    He's got some serious kahonas. Also, his lack of gag reflex constantly astounds me!

  • @slook7094
    @slook7094 2 роки тому

    WHAT "legendary nightlife?" Everything closes at 7pm!

  • @ashurthegreatest9316
    @ashurthegreatest9316 3 роки тому +1

    Of course the Vikings ate rotten shark and not get sick

  • @JoeBlow-ub1us
    @JoeBlow-ub1us 2 роки тому

    I always wonder with strange food like this who was like : "yo let's stick this raw shark meat in a shed for a couple months and then eat it"

  • @professorquarter
    @professorquarter 3 роки тому +1

    I had Hakarl when there briefly and found it good. My friend looked at me like I was insane.