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Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin

(Rated TV-G, Reality TV, Starring Jeff Corwin, Where to watch: Food Network)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Tween-friendly show mixes travel, food, science.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    The series features interesting foods from around the world in a way that's positive, nonjudgmental, and accepting.

  • Role models:

    Corwin approaches traditional meals and customs with excitement and respect. He also demonstrates an understanding of science in some of his explanations about the food-preparation process.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Animals and seafood are dissected, skinned, and skewered. Corwin jokingly refers to some of the animal dissections as “horror shows."

  • Sex:

    Corwin occasionally offers some very mild sexual innuendo that will go over the head of young viewers. Some meals traditionally celebrate rites of passage like circumcision. Other cultures eat animal genitalia, like testicles.

  • Language:

    Occasional use of words like “ass”; the Spanish word “cojones” is also used.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    The making of local alcoholic drinks is discussed; they're also consumed. Alcohol is used for some dishes, and some meals are enjoyed accompanied by wines and traditional beverages.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin

Parents need to know that this reality/food series -- in which biologist Jeff Corwin explores delicacies from around the world -- includes a bit of very mild sexual innuendo that will go over kids' head and infrequent uses of words like "ass." Alcohol is used to prepare meals, some episodes talk about how alcoholic beverages are produced, and wine and local liquors are often consumed during meals. While the series isn’t violent, some very young or sensitive viewers might get squeamish during scenes of how some of the traditional delicacies are prepared and consumed (which can include seeing animals skinned and dissected).

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about food. Does your family have a traditional food or meal? Where does the tradition come from? Do you think people outside your family would think that this food was strange or different? Why?
  • Do you like to try new foods when you travel? Is there anything that you would be afraid to try? Why?
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