Bizarre Foods: Embassy Row

Embassy Row

Andrew's taking a food tour around the world without ever leaving our nation's capitol! He visits some of the foreign embassies in Washington, DC, to get a taste of how food can open the doors to diplomacy.

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Embassy Row Food Crawl

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Behind the Scenes Embassy Row

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Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia

Acting Ambassador Salman Farisi gives Andrew a tour and tells him the mansion is haunted by the ghost of Evelyn Walsh, former owner of the cursed Hope Diamond.

2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC

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Embassy of Sweden

Deputy Chief Karin Olofsdotter and the Ambassador's wife Eva Hafstrom put out a spread for Andrew to sample surstromming, reindeer and blood pudding.

2900 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

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French Residence

The French Ambassador lives in a $27 million mansion on Embassy Row. Andrew takes a look around and heads into the kitchen with Master Chef Bertrand Bellengier.

2221 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20007

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Residence of Palau

Palau is one of the smallest embassies. Ambassador Hersey Kyota brings Andrew to the home where he lives and entertains in the Washington suburbs.

Private Residence, Alexandria, VA

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Embassy of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's Ambassador Erlan Idrissov shows Andrew around. He is given the seat of honor at a low table called a dastarkhan, and he tries Caspian caviar, kuydak, beshbarmak.

1401 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

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Peruvian Residence

At the Peruvian Residence, Andrew is treated to a display of ancient artifacts and a meal of authentic Peruvian cuisine.

3001Garrison Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

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Embassy of Finland

Press Secretary Kari Mokko takes Andrew on a tour of the embassy, which is the only embassy to be certified as a green building and it also houses the only sauna on Embassy Row.

3301 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC

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