(Baonghean.vn) - Eating 47 chili peppers in 2 minutes; eating 69 sausages in 10 minutes; eating a cake with a diameter of more than 25cm in 15 seconds are images of unique eating competitions around the world.
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A contestant’s eyes burn from chili peppers during an eating contest at a tourist resort on July 2, 2016 in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. Nine contestants entered the final round of a chili pepper-eating contest that attracted thousands of tourists. A contestant from Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, won the championship and a 24-karat gold chili pepper trophy after eating 47 chili peppers in two minutes. |
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Six-year-old Richard Baranski had a full stomach after winning the cranberry pie eating contest by eating a 10-inch cake in 15 seconds. |
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“Crazy Legs” poses with cannolis after winning the 8th Annual Epox Cannoli Contest on September 10, 2009 in New York City. “Crazy Legs” won the contest after eating 20.5 cannolis in 6 minutes. |
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Tim Janus, Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie compete in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island on July 4, 2013 in Brooklyn, New York City. Chestnut, of San Jose, California, ate 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes and won his seventh consecutive championship title. |
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23-year-old John Squibb won the chicken wing eating contest in Philadelphia, USA, on January 30, 2009 after swallowing 203 wings in 20 minutes. |
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During the zombie festival held in October in Minnesota, USA, participants had the chance to win the world pig brain eating contest. Joey Chestnut set a world record after eating 54 pig brains in 8 minutes. |
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The World Kimchi Eating Championship (USA) was held in Chicago during the Korean Festival, this eating competition required participants to eat as much kimchi as possible in 8 minutes. Miki Sudo won the prize of 1,750 USD by eating 3.8 kg of kimchi in 6 minutes. |
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The World Raw Garlic Eating Competition takes place in Dorset, England, where participants have to eat as many cloves of garlic as possible in one minute. The current record holder is Deepak Sharma Bajagain (Nepal) with 34 cloves of garlic in one minute. |
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The Oyster Eating Contest is held every June in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. In this fastest-eating contest, contestants compete fiercely to win cash prizes of up to $1,000 (over 21 million VND). In 2011, Pat Bertoletti set a Louisiana state record by eating 468 oysters in 8 minutes. |
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Two Israeli youths attempt to compete in a noodle-eating contest in Tel Aviv on March 16, 2007. |
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Brides attend a cake contest in Times Square, New York, in June 2007. |
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