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Japan speed-eater becomes dumpling meister

Speed eating
seems to be the coined phrase for the ability to stuff your face with
a huge amount of food in a short amount of time. The Japanese have pushed
it past an art into a competitive sport it seems.




Takeru Kobayashi polished off 83 of the steamed vegetarian dumplings in eight minutes

…

“I feel very excited,” he told the Associated Press news agency after the race.

I wonder if you’ll ever hear any of these competitors say, “I’m very full.”

The BBC Link

Thanks to Bokane for the link

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