{"id":187347,"date":"2019-04-08T16:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=187347"},"modified":"2024-05-10T08:22:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T07:22:07","slug":"insane-record-breaking-food-challenges","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/insane-record-breaking-food-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts About 9 Insane Record-Breaking Food Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"
Competitive eating is something that intrigues, interests, and disgusts in equal measure. For many of us it\u2019s one of those \u201ccar crash\u201d topics \u2013 we don\u2019t think we want to see it or hear about it but we can\u2019t resist.\n
That\u2019s why Amica International decided to look into the facts of some of the craziest record-breaking food challenges they could find.\n
Bon appetite!\n
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The thoughts of eating a cockroach would turn the stomach of most of us – eating a live one even more so.\n
Not a pleasant thought for the person eating or the cockroaches themselves!\n
But Ken Edwards from the UK broke this record live on TV back in 2001 by eating not one, but 36 of them in just 60 seconds!\n
Here are the facts:\n
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For most of us, butter is something we eat as an accompaniment. Spread on to bread or toast – it\u2019s delicious.\n
You might even want to add it to mashed potato or use it for baking.\n
Most of us would draw the line at eating spoons full of the stuff. Not US competitive eater Don Lerman.\n
In 2002 he broke the world record for butter consumed within 5 minutes by eating 28 ounces of salted butter in the time.\n
Here are the facts:\n
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Another thing most of us probably wouldn\u2019t want on our plate is a cow brain. Just thinking about eating one is enough to turn your stomach.\n Not if you\u2019re Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi.\n He munched his way into the record books by eating a whopping 57 of them in just 5 minutes.\n Here are the facts:\n Ouch. Stinging nettles aren\u2019t top on our list for dinner tonight.\n But sometimes you can\u2019t go back on that bet you made down at the bar with your friends.\n That\u2019s what seems to have happened for Alex Williams, who pledged to eat a stinging nettle over 15ft (4.5 meters) if anyone could find one – and they did.\n Now he\u2019s a record breaker!\n Here are the facts:\n Pizza is certainly a favorite for lots of people and it\u2019s not unusual to try to outdo your friends by eating more or eating it faster.\n But what does it really take to be a record-breaker?\n Kelvin Medina knows. He went through a series of elimination rounds before reaching the final and eventually, smashing the world record time for eating a 12\u201d pizza.\n Here are the facts:\n It\u2019s time for a healthier challenge. Kale has long been hailed as a super-food, but we feel everything is best in moderation.\n Not so for Gideon Oji, who broke the record for kale eating at the World\u2019s Healthiest Eating Championships in 2016.\n Our guess is he certainly wouldn\u2019t have been constipated for a while after this!\n Here are the facts:\n Just like butter, lots of us love mayonnaise as an accompaniment to our favorite foods. It\u2019s great on a sandwich or with some fries.\n Despite our love of the stuff, most of us would probably turn down a bowl full served alone.\n Things are different if you\u2019re Ukrainian-born Oleg Zhornitskiy, who holds the record for mayonnaise eating.\n Here are the facts:\n Peeps are a sweet treat sold in America. They\u2019re enjoyed at Easter when many of us over-indulge in chocolate and candy.\n Perhaps not quite so much as Matt Stonie, who took over-indulgence to the extreme to reach that world record.\n Here are the facts:\n Hot dogs are much more appealing than cow brains or live cockroaches. Most of us will eat one or two in a sitting.\n One of the world\u2019s most notorious competitive eating challenges is \u201cNathan\u2019s Hot Dog Eating Contest\u201d.\n The current record holder is Joey Chestnut from the US. But what did he have to consume to take the crown?\n Here are the facts:\n\n
2005: Alex Williams \u2013 Most Stinging Nettles Eaten in 1 Minute.\n
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2015: Kelvin Medina \u2013 Fastest Time to Eat a 12\u201d Pizza.\n
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2016: Gideon Oji \u2013 Most Kale Eaten in 8 Minutes.\n
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2016: Oleg Zhornitskiy \u2013 Most Mayonnaise Eaten in 8 Minutes.\n
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2017: Matt Stonie \u2013 Most Peeps Eaten in 5 Minutes.\n
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2018: Joey Chestnut \u2013 Most Hot Dogs Eaten in 10 Minutes.\n
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