Survivor Icky Food Challenges

[Nephythys]

In every season of Survivor there has been a gross food challenge.

I thought the one last night and the one last season were the worst- making the family do the eating and giving them such lovely things as live spiders and fish heads. UGH!!!

The only one I thought I might have been able to do was the one in Africa with the cows blood, but otherwise I would lose those every time!

What do you think?

[3894]

What do you think?

It's sadistic and I'll leave it for those voyeurs who enjoy that sort of thing.

[Nephythys]

It's sadistic and I'll leave it for those voyeurs who enjoy that sort of thing.

Do you think it is true when they tell them those things are delicacies in other countries? Or are they just making them eat gross things for fun?

[sediment]

For ratings.

[Bill Catherall]

The gross food challenges on Survivor are tame compared to the ones on Fear Factor. I'd love to be a contestant on Fear Factor (for a special "Over 30" episode) but there's no way I could do any of those gross food challenges. I can't even bear to watch them.

[Nephythys]

The gross food challenges on Survivor are tame compared to the ones on Fear Factor. I'd love to be a contestant on Fear Factor (for a special "Over 30" episode) but there's no way I could do any of those gross food challenges. I can't even bear to watch them.

I have not watched Fear Factor, what are the food challenges like?

[AVP]

Yet another reason why I want to do Amazing Race and not Survivor - I can't even watch the gross food challenges, much less participate in them. If Tony were stranded on a desert island and the only way I could spend the night with him was to eat a live tarantula, he'd be in for a cold, lonely evening.

And yet another reason why I love my TiVo - I get to skip right past the icky parts.

AVP

[stinkerbell]

The one Fear Factor food thing I watched was coagulated blood balls. I'm not kidding. Gross. I wanted to die.

I always tell my husband that he might as well have someone else come and visit him if he's ever on Survivor, since I wouldn't put a single one of those bugs in my mouth, no matter what. I mean, hell, he'd be coming home in 8 or 9 days! What's another freaking week, ya know?

[Nephythys]

The one Fear Factor food thing I watched was coagulated blood balls. I'm not kidding. Gross. I wanted to die.

I always tell my husband that he might as well have someone else come and visit him if he's ever on Survivor, since I wouldn't put a single one of those bugs in my mouth, no matter what. I mean, hell, he'd be coming home in 8 or 9 days! What's another freaking week, ya know?

I think I could handle blood (although that is pretty icky) but I think it was Survivor:Australia and one girl had to eat a grasshopper. I have a severe phobia of those insects and I was just about crawling the wall feeling just ill.

I don't think I could do any of the insect ones, except something I could swallow whole.

[scaeagles]

After reading the "roach in my food" thread in the lounge, I have realized that I eat insect parts pretty much every day. So I can do Survivor.

Hate fear factor. Those challanges are mean to be nothing except disgusting. In Survivor, however, most, if not all, of the icky things are eaten by indiginous peoples. I know tarantulas are eaten all over South America by native tribes (that one would have been pretty difficult for me, though). Heck, I eat my mother in laws cooking, and I have to act like I like that. Bugs could be no worse.

[Bill Catherall]

...eat a live tarantula...

Well, it was cooked.

Many of the Fear Factor gross food stunts usually involve really nasty smelling items all ground up into a huge "shake" that has to completely consumed. It's not only difficult to get past your nose but it's also more than any normal person can usually eat. Then there are the live bugs. But that's not so bad really. Any determined person can eat just one like they would do on Survivor. No...in Fear Factor they don't eat just one. They usually eat as many as 5 or sometimes more.

The live bugs will often bite back.

[Sheila]

Yet another reason why I want to do Amazing Race and not Survivor - I can't even watch the gross food challenges, much less participate in them. If Tony were stranded on a desert island and the only way I could spend the night with him was to eat a live tarantula, he'd be in for a cold, lonely evening.

Oh my, I hate to disappoint you but there have been several gross food roadblocks in the series. One was eating really yucky seafood parts in China, another was a really foul tea concoction in Africa. I can't remember the others, but the producers do throw in those challenges from time to time....

Sheila

[cstephens]

In every season of Survivor there has been a gross food challenge.

I thought the one last night and the one last season were the worst- making the family do the eating and giving them such lovely things as live spiders and fish heads. UGH!!!

I could swear they've done that on a previous Survivor, where the family member/friend had to eat the stuff rather than the contestant eating it.

I eat scary food a lot, but I only eat scary food of my own choosing. I'd never do what's required for the show. But then, my husband isn't going on Survivor, so I've got nothing to worry about.

[Bill Catherall]

I could swear they've done that on a previous Survivor, where the family member/friend had to eat the stuff rather than the contestant eating it.

Yes, I think it was in Survivor: Amazon.

[Sheila]

I could swear they've done that on a previous Survivor, where the family member/friend had to eat the stuff rather than the contestant eating it.

You are absolutely correct. In fact, all of the challenges on All-Stars have been recycled from earlier series (I guess as a tribute to the players or something like that....).

Sheila

[Sheila]

Yes, I think it was in Survivor: Amazon.

Hey, I'm a posting fool today! Anyhow, I don't think it was Amazon -- remember Deena vs. Matt at the final 2 for that challenge? Matt ate the live bug and patted his stomach indicating that it was crawling down his gullet. Ewww.

I *think* the family challenge was Thailand. Pearl Islands had the family members walking the plank into the ocean.

Sheila

[Bill Catherall]

I *think* the family challenge was Thailand.

Yep, you got it. Thailand, Episode 11. You're a Survivor trivia queen!

How could I have forgotten Brian's wife?

[Ghoulish Delight]

In the episode, Jeff said it was Marquesas. Hrmmm.

The gross food challenges are the one thing that would keep me from ever going on Survivor. I'd be willing to put up with anything else, not that.

[Bill Catherall]

In the episode, Jeff said it was Marquesas.

I'm not absolutely sure, but I think he said one of the food items came from Marquesas, not the challenge. Sheila?

[scaeagles]

I'm not absolutely sure, but I think he said one of the food items came from Marquesas, not the challenge. Sheila?

I think you're right, Bill - he was talking about the nasty salt water marinated sun baked fish.

[Sheila]

I'm not absolutely sure, but I think he said one of the food items came from Marquesas, not the challenge. Sheila?

Mmmm, fafaru. Interesting that Rob's brother got it successfully down when Rob was the one who really blew chunks during the Marquesas challenge.

That stuff looks grosser than any of the rest of the "food".

Sheila

[PurpleDove33]

All I know is that even though I wasn't eating any of that gross stuff, I caught myself almost puking up. I can't even imagine what that was like having to do that. YUCKY!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Oh, THAT'S right. I rememberd Jeff saying, "Just like in the Marquesas." Now I remember that it was referring to eating the farfaru with no hands.