No Reservations - Iceland 3/5

[Jamiesyme999]

Hahaha here we can see Tony's inner cynic 

[eitthvadskritidnafn]

*Horse

it´s a horse not a frickin PONY!

[USSRfangirl]

I know it's gross but I kind of wont to try it

[Vidmary777]

"A gust of wind from satans rectum" Where does he get that!!

[ladysecretz]

lol @ "it looks just like Sarah Jessica Parker" nah, I reckon that the pony looks better.

[antoniogarcia1991]

he is not a dick but honest even andrew zim wud say the food he eats is bad in the face of his host.

[SaosinEngaged]

I still can't fathom the level of balls it takes to even try hakarl. I don't care who you are; if you can stomach a piece of that stuff, I have serious respect for you.

[Invication]

@SaosinEngaged I'm from iceland, and the teachers actually gave us hakarl sometimes,

Trust me, it isent that bad.

[SaosinEngaged]

So a world class chef like Anthony Bourdain, going there and expecting quality food, well I can understand his disdain and disappointment. Andrew Zimmern has shown numerous times (and Anthony Bourdain as well) that "bizarre" food can and usually is delicious.

There is simply nothing about rotting ammonia shark that could possibly be appetizing.

In fact, in reading about the history of hakarl, it seems this is a meal that ismore of a test of might and vitality than fine dining.

[SaosinEngaged]

I consider myself fairly culturally diverse and respecting (appreciative) of others' food and culture:

BUT----> Traditional Icelandic food appears horrifying. I mean, ammonia permeated, fermented and basically rotting meat from a shark that contains uric acid?

I don't care where you're from, what you grew up with, how culturally diverse you consider yourself, how unpretentious you are, etc, etc, etc, there is NO FUCKING WAY IN HELL you could possibly consider that good food.

[motpofh]

whit all the billion´s they steel from us you expact the have better food there and what a doll people.

[luiseduardo586]

This is for sure the most horrible national food in the world...

[Oberbaumbruecke]

PS: I remember that we got lobster from the kind habour master, right after arriving there by boat.

[Oberbaumbruecke]

How boring, if someone does not find an interesting place in Iceland, hanging around in the hotel etc. I mean ICELAND!!! One of the best experiences one can ever have. Awesome landscape and also great musicians there.

[Strand0410]

I love Icelandic people, but damn does your food look horrifying.

[yellowman88]

luckly for Anthony Bourdain... andrew zimmern can eat the foods Anthony Bourdain can not eat.

[Kgeddoe]

@yellowman88 Well, apart from durians and walnuts.

[Irokangi]

this guy is such a little bitch. if u dont like iceland dont fucking go! im sure 100's of thousands of ppl would love the salary you were paid to go there ya fat baby.

[derpguyjohn]

@Irokangi It's called sleep deprivation because of iceland's perpetual night. And having to eat hakarl, which is pretty much just a joke icelanders play on each other.

[thecritiquevirtuoso]

I love how Anthony Bourdain seems TOTALLY tortured in this episode. 6:12 was absolutely hilarious. He even had a problem with the woman playing the piano. LMAO

[marlin187]

The name is ANTHONY !!

[howtoplanaparty]

So you admire people who are tough in the kitchen, because you are tough in the kitchen. But when they are tough in Iceland and you are not, then you must put them down. Small.

[soldansare]

"Look at this party animals"

Hahahahaha!

[mrsmckenzie10]

I was cracking up throughout this entire episode. Anthony was in rare form.

[elskanminn]

This is something that mostly the old people do in Iceland. The younger generation don't often do Þorrablót unless their family drags them to it. And this party.. uff... old people in Iceland don't know how to have fun. So boring. Just stay downtown and hang out with the younger generation.

[hmcomsat]

"look just like sarah jessica parker...", classic tony haha

[bapsi87]

i went to iceland last christmas, and i really loved it!! the traditional icelandic food takes a strong stomach though, but there are a lot of pizza places in downtown reykjavik he shouldve tried lol!!

[KottLoom]

icelandic food really sux.......

[ertekkiadgrinast]

Dude, this isn't party.. thats old folks getting togather eating. Go down town on weekends and than u can party.... Icelander

[TheReeferMadness13]

what a dick lol i probably couldnt eat all that but i wouldnt be disrespectful like that to folks in other countries havin me and bringin me into their culture

itd be funny if he went to visit some kinda tribe, was an ass like always, then they stoned him or somethin haha

[globetrekker86]

"Tony on an Icelandic pony... It was a freakin' parking lot, Chris!" LOL

[Perdomom]

i guess that's why you don't see many icelandic restaurants

[Mesyac]

look i lived in the US... you even do not have normal bread!!

so it's preatty normal and also kind of cute, that you're not used to the quality of european food, if you live in a country, where mc shit is cheaper than vegetables in a supermarket.

[TytusTolshemLives]

@Mesyac What the fuck is normal bread? Did you wander into some some supermarket, browse its bread department for 2 minutes, then decide you've seen all that America has to offer? Enjoy your "quality European food", never mind that all of that is already available here and more, and try to ignore the fact that your precious continent is devolving into an unproductive hell hole.

[Mesyac]

@TytusTolshemLives

haha, i didn't talk about economy, but about quality and culture especially of food.

and that even you folks can not deny

[Mesyac]

stupid americans! icelandic food is really interesting and pretty delicious. of course not for someone, who is used to super-size-mc-donald's shit..

[asklcnvivdf]

@Mesyac

Oh look, another American-basher, how cute.

Learn how to troll better please.

[Latexxia]

@Mesyac

Put a cork in it. You know about as much of what American cuisine is as we do what Icelandic dishes are. Chain-food does not make up the bulk of our diets, despite what you have learned from international media.

The only stupid individual here is you, for generalizing.

[TytusTolshemLives]

@Mesyac Whatever, Eurotrash. I'm sure that to the locals it may be that way: after all, you grew up around it, you're used to it, you've developed a taste for it. But when an internationally renowned culinary expert thinks it tastes like ass, guess what, it probably tastes like ass. But by all means, cling to your tired stereotypes and prejudices if it boosts your ego, America will just content itself by outperforming you in every possible area. Food included.

[angelmarine1292]

Bourdain is fucking amazing!

[nutella871]

lol i actually like anthony bourdain at his snarkiest. he's still hilariously witty and sardonic.

[fjordking]

Here is a buffet your not going to find in Vegas I'm Norwegian and cant stand the iceland food

[KottLoom]

icelandic food sucks

[mobspeak]

wow iceland sucks.. 2nd to finland 

[LungTaLuver]

coliseum of the damned HAHA

[Auntkekebaby]

This episode was serious Fear Factor time next to the Namibia episode. LOL

[Gvendur1000]

anthony bourdain is wuss

[rcflight13]

I'm pretty adventurous but I still wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole.

[pamkrist]

The chef in this video is my ex-brother-in-law. I'm an American married to an Icelander (getting divorced however) and that is Jona. He is a crack-up and this episode makes me laugh, especially the part where he's out drinking on the street with some girl. He went to chef school here in the states, great chef. Likes to party though. One time he slept in our jacuzzi all night when he was drunk. My sister-in-law broke up with him, and he went on to knock-up 2 asian strippers there. LOL!

[Vodeaka]

FREE BIRD!

[lollipopthug]

oh man he is not having a good time. but cheers he tried everything. when in rome.

[lupoleboucher]

Bourdain is weak. I love Icelandic food.

[BVargas78]

but have you tried hakarl?

[alphazar]

hahahahaha i like this guy

[xXeaglehaslandedXx]

"gust of wind from satin's rectum" lol

[Robbi159]

Wow, that "party" was probably one of the most funniest thing Ive ever seen, Im a native Icelander btw and that is really not how we "party"

[NafeesLACC]

generally the more you stray away from the equator, the blander/shittier the food gets.

[TheTumboos]

That's an interesting observation. Quite true actually. The COLD is a definite contributing factor.

[Illok]

absolutely true, and i'm from Iceland

[iluvtiesto503]

yes for sure! homogenous society's tend dwell there. no outside influences coming in.

[DeRevolutionibus]

This is hilarious! I love the commentary

[leroyhalleran]

pure dickery

[angelinaramon]

Tony is very honest that's why I love him.

[daalsij]

HAHAHAHHHHHAHHHAHHA

[Charles2337]

Bourdaines a douche. At least try to be nice.

[rainbowsandwar]

"A bunch of very bored-looking old people, staring off into space and gnawing on sheep testicles."

[owlznest]

is there one of these without crappy commentary?

[adpon]

and they say asians eat the most disgusting things

[daalsij]

FUCK THAT SHIT. CUNT

[VictimOfBoredom]

LOL at "Freebird!!!"

[Luisofbrazil]

I think bourdain should understand that fruits and vegetables aren't very common to grow in iceland and sheep head,testicles, shark meat, they are the typical icelandic food

[red2138]

i think he knows that. and he knows that all of that they eat is commen but its also not very good to eat to someone who wasn't raised on it.

[codeinestation]

"It's not exactly CBGB is it" @ 6:15. Classic

[anarchocyclist]

"Oh man. That is... Unspeakably bad."

[Bolabolai]

I just love the fact that he has the balls to say how bad that meal is up front. No faking, he's the man.

[sammmyp]

What do they do with the good parts of lamb? throw them in the bin?

[fknclarky]

hahahaha

[areezzy]

they eat it of course. but during times of hardship they had to scrape every morsel and that is remembered in this "feast"

[dustylucho]

this is great

[jantratip]

Satan's rectum hahahahahahahaha

[HonorableJ]

LOL! He lit his lighter! LOL! That was funny.

[InsanieJanie808]

Hahah Tony is the best, even while eating sheep testicle loaf.

[jad3d18]

jeez so negative about the most beautiful country in the world. he got that bad parts of it.January.lol.

[rodhf]

The worst meal ever?I guess Tony hasn't been to Namibia yet.

[charoloa]

Icelandic food is actually ridiculously good... Tony just managed to hit every bad food there is. Although blood sausage is hella tasty. I was there over the summer (think 4 hours of sunlight is a mindfuck? try 24 hours for the entire 2 months you're there) and their food blows anywhere else's that I've been out of the water.

[barbs19788]

the sarah jessica parker joke was gold

[bsartist]

I'm an open minded guy and I'm not afraid to try exotic things, but I would draw the line at any cuisine based on rot and decay.

[sarge5000]

the sara jessica parker joke was great, plus it's true.

[r8wing]

LOL Iceland seems to be a vegetarian's worst nightmare. And still they have one of the longest life expectancy in the world. How about that, veggies?

[ChineseinCanada]

Tony's pain is our gain entertainment wise

XD LOL man this was great

[sarahSANITY]

this has to be the funniest episode I've seen so far. I don't even know why; could just be the good old deadpan sarcasm and one-liners, while the producers stuck him right into the most uncomfortable of situations... either way I was cracking up the whole time! lmao.

[marinaliteyears]

This episode is so funny,only because Anthony was complaining(:

[Cocheese0]

All the food looks like the remains from a burned out morgue that has been left flooded by muddy hydrant water for a week

[redifeye]

'a gust of wind from satan's rectum' lol

[mjmorgn]

this is great

[y4n3r5]

Put Tony on his pony! LOL

[y4n3r5]

This episode is horrible in terms of food, but amazing for allowing Tony to go on a rant.

[u1b2]

everythin is either boiled or fermented. What ever happened to fresh food. Icelanders really need to rethink their cuisine.

[sexydecayed69]

Eww I don't like top bash other peoples foods or anything else but damn that looked like such a disgusting feast eww Sheep testicle loaf yuck.

Damn what a trooper Tony was for putting on the game face and sticking it out,I give Tony the big thumbs up for being the man of steel lol.