Upcoming Norway eating contests
Norway eating challenges
Daily Star has an article about Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran's trip to Norway to attempt the 10 patty Ultimate Groovy Burger challenge at Groovy Diner in Tonsberg.
NorwegianFolkTales.blogspot.com has a story about a boy named Askeladden who faces off against a forest troll in a porridge eating contest. (via Simon)
The New York Times compares Ole Einar Bjorndalen, winner of 2 gold medals in biathlon at the Sochi winter games, to a boy who cheats to win an eating contest against a troll in a Norwegian fairy tale.
Patch.com has an article about the burger challenge at Landre's Sports Bar & Grill in Santee, CA, which was featured on a Norwegian television program. Kevin Ross holds the challenge record of 19:01 and renamed the challenge "Kevin Ross Rules Wacky Waffle Jewpacabra Gnarwhal Baron Whole 9 Yards Challenge Burger".
The finals for the "Norwegian National Burger Eating Contest" will take place at the Three Lions English Pub in Trondheim on October 8. A gallery of a qualifier is available.