Bizarre Foods: Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Andrew visits Nicaragua, tasting everything from juicy cheese worms to bull balls soup. He visits a bush doctor and treks up into the highlands for 'black gold' where he learns how to do 'the slurp' with a master cupper.

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Discover the allure of Nicaragua

Andrew Zimmern gives reasons why he feels especially drawn to ...

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Nicaragua

Andrew travels to Central America for a stop in Nicaragua. ...

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Las Sopas de Juan

Fixer and author Josh Berman guides Andrew to a truck stop in Carretera Panamericana, a small village of La Trinidad, to try local fare, including bull testicle ceviche.

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Casa San Francisco

Andrew tastes unique Nicaraguan dishes at one of the finest restaurants in Granada.

Calle Corral 207, Granada, Nicaragua

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Sol Café

Andrew gets a lesson in coffee tasting, known as cupping, at this café located in Matagalpa. He learns from a professional how to determine which farm the coffee came from just by smelling the coffee grounds.

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Anojito's Restaurant

Enjoy grilled boa constrictor and armadillo cooked inside its shell at this restaurant in Carretera Panamericana, La Trinidad.

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Edna Cayasso's Home

Miss Edna Cayasso, known for the best Creole cooking in Bluefields, prepares a meal for Andrew.

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Masaya Town Center

Andrew visits Masaya's Town Center; each night the square becomes an open-air restaurant filled with food stands.

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Try Andrew's recipe for Dungeness crab, oyster and corn ...

Boston's ...

Andrew serves up chicken with red chiles and lemongrass, ...