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spicy eating challenges
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The famous chili pepper eating contest at the Hornbill festival of Nagaland, India was held today. Israeli Netta Tdeclans won the tourist division of the contest. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the festival.
Hope Whitmore has a report for Vice.com about her attempt at the the Killer Curry challenge at Kismot in Ediburgh, Scotland. A 2011 Killer Curry contest resulted in several hospitalizations.
Omar Mamoon has a report about competing in the hot wing eating contest at SOMA StrEat Food Park in San Francisco.
Emma Dalton has a video of her victory in a spicy pizza eating contest at Little Italy Pizza Company in Sleaford, England where she defeated "Furious" Pete Czerwinski, who gave up after one slice (via Bear Grills). update The Daily Star has an article and "Furious" Pete has a video of his trip with no footage of the pizza eating. update Nov 1 Emma has uploaded a video of the whole challenge to youtube. Furious Pete reverses (around the 5 minute mark) after finishing one slice.
Former St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith's new restaurant, Ozzie's Sports Bar & Gril, will offer a spicy wing challenge.
Chef David Chang faced off against Jimmy Fallon in a hot wing eating contest on Friday's episode of The Tonight Show.
The Argus announces that two of its reporters were hospitalized after they attempted a spicy burger challenge at Burger Off in Hove, England.
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal competed in a spicy eating contest with a field of local celebrities at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas today and lost to his wife, Jennifer Thal.
RIght this Minute has a blog entry and video about L. A. Beast's latest video where he attempts to eat a birthday cake topped with Carolina Reaper peppers. The challenge was conducted in the hospital room of Michelle, a fan undergoing treatment for leukemia.
fire-eaters.us is a spicy eating challenges blog run by a married couple. In the latest entry Deirdre "The Girl on Fire" Kamber Todd and "Rapid Fire Russ" Todd both eat 25 spicy wings to defeat the "Fire in the Hole" challenge at Pluckers' Wing Bar in Grapevine, TX.
The Courier Mail reports that a man collapsed after a pepper eating contest in Southport,QLD, Australia. He reportedly ate a Trinidad scorpion pepper.
The Village Voice has a gallery of the NYC Hot Sauce Expo which held several spicy eating contests this past weekend. Update April 1 Bon Appetit has a competitor report
NJ.com has a preview of this weekend's New York City Hot Sauce Expo, which will have several spicy eating contests, one of which will be a Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest officiated by Guinness World Records.
Lazy Croc's BBQ in San Pedro, Belize will award $1000 BZD (about $500 US) to a customer that can finish its "Deal with the Devil" spicy wing challenge. update March 23 The San Pedro Scoop has a report about the contest won by Wade "The Gringo".
Crave DFW has a blog entry about Alex "Moose" Perez attempt at the ghost pepper pizza challenge at Back 9 in Addison, TX.
The Guardian has a list of spicy UK eating challenges.
The Daily Mail reports that the XXX Hot Chilli Burger at Burger Off in Hove, Sussex has hospitalized five customers who have attempted to complete it. 59 diners out of 3000 have successfully completed the meal.
Rashad Newsom won the Carolina Reaper killer wing challenge held at Whisky River in Charlotte last night to claim a prize of $500.
Kevin Ross appeared in a ghost pepper eating contest on tonight's rerun of Guinness World Records Unleashed on Tru TV. (video)
Omaha.com has an article about Molly Schuyler setting the record for the Diablo Burrito Challenge at Allan's Authentic Mexican Restaurant on her recent trip to Portland.
Whiskey River in Charlotte will award $500 to the winner of The Carolina Reaper Killer Wing Challenge on January 31. The wing sauce will contain the "Carolina Reaper" pepper, certified by Guinness as the world's spiciest.
Miscellaneous spicy challenge links
- The New Yorker has a long article about the quest to grow the spiciest pepper in the world and have it certified with that status. (The conflict between marketing hype and factual accuracy might be familiar to followers of competitive eating.)
- Nightline segment from yesterday where Darren Rovell samples the Carolina Reaper pepper mentioned in the New Yorker article.
- Quartz article about the owner of Sriracha Hot Sauce
- New Yorker blog entry about Irwindale, CA’s claim that the odors from Sriracha’s factory are a violation of the municipal code.
- Atomic Fireball Extract Chubby Bunny Duel between Aaron Wakamatsu and Stephanie Torres
Tomorrow's episode of Tosh.0 on Comedy Central will feature a video of a reversal experienced by a diner attempting a spicy sushi challenge. update The whole entire competitive eating segment can be viewed online. Joey Chestnut appears in the segment.
Aaron's Food Adventures has uploaded a video of Stephanie Torres attempting to eat what is billed as the world's spiciest candy.
The Riverfront Times reports that The Precinct in St. Louis (owned by former Cardinal Jim Edmonds) changed the name of its "Officer Down" hot wing challenge after disapproval from the local police department. The new name will be the "Hot Pursuit" challenge.
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