Abema has an interview (select English subtitles) with Takeru Kobayashi about his development of a hot dog made with Japanese Wagyu beef. He hopes to release the frankfurter by his birthday, March 15, and aspires to export it to the United States. (article corresponding to the video)
Zermatt Neo has uploaded a video about the fried rice eating contest held at the Singapore Comic Con on December 6. The top 3: 1) Zermatt Neo 28 bowls 7.84 kg in 30 minutes 2) Eater X King 3) Sarah Ow. James Webb choked on a piece of metal and left the stage with about 10 minutes remaining.
South Korean mukbang star Togimochi, who has 854K followers for her youtube channel, uploaded a video of her spitting out food onto the floor while dining. Videos showing the cheating have gone viral, with two videos already having more than 10 million views.
AsiaOne has an article about a customer cheating Gold Curry Bangkok's 8kg (17.6 pound) challenge by stuffing rice in his pants pocket with his right hand. His prize was 20,000 baht ($821 US). (video about the cheating) chdate Pictures of the challenger without blurring update Dec 22The cheater's name is Sebastian Schwesinger according to a Metro article
Zermatt Neo did an Ask Me Anything interview session on the SingaporeEats reddit. update Mothership has a writeup of the session focusing on a burger challenge which crushed Zermatt's pancreas and hospitalized him for three days.
Zermatt Neo won the Food League SG fried rice eating contest held at the Singapore Comic Con on December 6, defeating James Webb, Eater X Kung and Kelvin "Zarkman" Medina. updateIt appears James Webb left the contest early due to poor health
On December 6 James Webb will be doing a waffle eating contest at the Singapore Comic Con, so he will not be doing the wing eating contest in Indianapolis. Other expected entrants include Zermatt Neo, Eater-X Kung and Kelvin "Zarkman" Medina.
The Independent Singapore has a post about Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran's trip to Singapore to attempt a fried rice challenge.
James Webb wins “Big Eater King Fall 2025”
TV Tokyo just concluded its broadcast of “Big Eater King Fall 2025”. In the final round, James Webb, Tenei Kinoshita and Ryu completed 22 bowls of ramen. James Webb won the contest after he was found to have finished more of his final bowl. Video of broadcast.
The New York Times has an article about competitive eating cats in Thailand.
Joey Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti are in Japan today for an eating contest at Gorilla Steak. Their opponents were Ryu and Kawaxile. (video)
The Fall 2025 edition of TV Tokyo's "Battle of Big Eaters" was recorded this past weekend. James Webb, Pat Bertoletti and Gideon Oji were invited to compete. The competition will be televised on November 3.
Dale Boone dined at Sugaree Cafe and Gelato in Bacolod City, Philippines.
Reuters reports that the government of China has called on citizens to "rationally resist bad content" of extreme eating shows due to food waste and unhealthy behavior.
The Mainichi has a report on yesterday's Izushi soba noodle eating contest held in Toyooka, Japan. 278 competitors combined to eat a total of 10,375 bowls of noodles
The Street has an article about Burger King Japan's one pound Quadruple Whopper burger, which will be available at 38 locations from May 23 to May 28.
Teinei Kinoshita wins TV Tokyo “King of Gluttony” 2025
Results from the final round of today’s “King of Gluttony” contest televised on TV Tokyo. (video of program, results start at 2:50)
1 Teinei Kinoshita 23 bowls of ramen
2 Kawaxile 22 bowls
3T Geoff Esper 21
3T Pat Bertoletti 21
NHK.com has uploaded a video of a 1952 noodle eating contest held in Iwate, Japan.
SCMP.com has an article about Chinese food challenger Deng Chenen's meal at a Tokyo buffet in which he took food items with an approximate cost of $350-$500. Deng has reportedly eaten 25kg (55 pounds) of crab legs.
Zermatt Neo has uploaded a video of his video of his trip to Osaka, Japan to compete in the qualifier for "Big Eater Championship 2025" that will be televised May 5 on TV Tokyo.
Food League Singapore announced it will be releasing music by the Backshot Boys, a quartet consisting of Geoff Esper on vocals, Zermatt Neo on guitar, Sean Lee on bass guitar and Pat Bertoletti on keyboard.
Pat Bertoletti is in Japan for Big Eater Championship 2025, which will be broadcast on TV Tokyo on May 5. Takeru Kobayashi will also apparently appear on the program. Will he be a commentator or competitor? update Geoff Esper, winner of the 2024 contest, and Zermatt Neo from Singapore will also compete.
The Pinnacle Gazette has a post about 34 year old Japanese female competitive eater Ogose Aya, who weighs only 28.8 kg (63.4 pounds) and is 150 cm (5 feet) tall. The weight of Aya and Angela Sato were monitored on a recent TBS program titled "Why So Thin? Exploring the Mystery of Competitive Eater Weight Changes".
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