This December DStv’s Travel Channel (179) brings you America’s bizzarest foods. From traditional foods passed down by immigrants to modern dishes born and bred by American innovation, the US is a melting pot of cultures both exotic and familiar.

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Whether it’s whole roasted alligator, shots of chicken blood at a farm outside Seattle, roasted pigeon head in Texas, mashed lamb’s brains in San Diego or lamb tongue at one of Beantown’s priciest restaurants, America is a treasure trove of bizarre foods and fascinating stories.

From forward thinking innovators that challenge the way we view food to traditionalists keeping the old ways alive, Bizarre Foods America will explore the cutting edge and the I-can’t-believe-they-still-do-it-the-old-fashioned-way. Tune in from Sunday 16 December at 20:0 CAT.