World's best competitive eaters sweep wonton eating contest in S'pore

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World's best competitive eaters sweep wonton eating contest in S'pore
By Joanne Chen | Posted: 09 May 2010 1955 hrs
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SINGAPORE : The world's best competitive eaters swept into town to show just how the pros do it - with shrimp wontons!

While the top eaters are more accustomed to wolfing down hot dogs, they got down to business quickly, taking on the slippery wontons in between gulps of water.

In the end, world number one, Joey Chestnut, showed why he's champ, swallowing a whopping 380 wontons in eight minutes.

His long-time rival, Japan's Takeru Kobayashi, came close with 370 wontons.

Singapore's Ng Chin Sheng, topped the local category with 115 wontons.

World number two female, Juliet Lee, also swept the all-female round, tossing back 160 wontons, more than twice her closest competitor.

The event was organised by CP Foods. - CNA /ls

 

[jw5]

I find competitive eating disgusting.
Instead of challenging each other to see how fast you can gorge down food, why don't you see who can run faster, or who can jump higher or even who can shout loudest.
At least you don't waste food which could be put to better use, like say, distributing to the hungry people of the world, including in this country.
It is also dangerous to gorge down food, as the possibility of choking is always there.
Can someone explain to me the thought process behind such competitions?

 

[downgrader]

380 in 8 minutes = almost 50 a minute or 1 a second

Basically just swallow no chewing

the wonton must be damn small

 

[butoh6050]

Singapore needs to import some competitive eater FTs so that we can put up a good fight in international challengers.

 

[Shin Orochi]

World number one Joey Chestnut (L) of the US and legendary Japanese eater Takeru Kobayashi (2nd R) compete during the CP Biggest Eater competition alongside local competitors in Singapore. Chestnut won after swallowing 380 wontons in eight minutes. - AFP

 

[tonychat]

Singapore needs to import some competitive eater FTs so that we can put up a good fight in international challengers.

Isn't sinkieland done enough to disgrace itself?

 

[lianbeng]

what a waste of food!
all these wantan can be sold for many bowls of wantan mee u know?

 

[wikiphile]

I find competitive eating disgusting.
Instead of challenging each other to see how fast you can gorge down food, why don't you see who can run faster, or who can jump higher or even who can shout loudest.
At least you don't waste food which could be put to better use, like say, distributing to the hungry people of the world, including in this country.
It is also dangerous to gorge down food, as the possibility of choking is always there.
Can someone explain to me the thought process behind such competitions?

quite, everytime i watch an episode of this i am reminded by how much food one can eat at a time and how much is being wasted while many others go hungry in another part of the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_v._Food

 

[cheekenpie]

This is Juliet Lee (world No.2).

CP wanton not bad actually.

 

[wikiphile]

This is Juliet Lee (world No.2).

CP wanton not bad actually.

ermmm she looks sexually exclusive, is she?

 

[tonychat]

quite, everytime i watch an episode of this i am reminded by how much food one can eat at a time and how much is being wasted while many others go hungry in another part of the world.

Everytime i see a sinkie behave in a sinkie manner, i wonder how others around him are going to put up with this kind irritating and disgusting behavior.

 

[wikiphile]

Everytime i see a sinkie behave in a sinkie manner, i wonder how others around him are going to put up with this kind irritating and disgusting behavior.

hey wanna suck my dong for $10?
I'll tip your 'wife' nicely, how much for love me short time?

 

[saratogas]

Wat is the reward or prize for this competition? Don't tell me free supply of wanton for life.

 

[Received_by_Kings]

Horray for the Battle of the Pigs!!

 

[Received_by_Kings]

Wat is the reward or prize for this competition? Don't tell me free supply of wanton for life.

One year only lah.

 

[jw5]

quite, everytime i watch an episode of this i am reminded by how much food one can eat at a time and how much is being wasted while many others go hungry in another part of the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_v._Food

I wouldn't mind if the competitors enjoyed the food and ate because they were hungry.
But that's obviously not the case.

 

[Tadakatsu Honda]

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World number one Joey Chestnut (L) of the US and legendary Japanese eater Takeru Kobayashi (2nd R) compete during the CP Biggest Eater competition alongside local competitors in Singapore. Chestnut won after swallowing 380 wontons in eight minutes. - AFP


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[johnny333]

If the PAP MPs were taking part I bet they would put all the contestants to shame. They would sapu all the wantons like ravenous wolves

Even though their favourite foods include peanuts, kwey tiau, mee siam(no hum) :p

 

[johnny333]

If the PAP MPs were taking part I bet they would put all the contestants to shame. They would sapu all the wantons like ravenous wolves

Their favourite foods might be peanuts, plates of kwey tiau, mee siam(no hum),..., but anything including wanton is fair game