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Pepper eating contest is so hot competitors sit in an urn of water while eating chillies

2016-07-05 , 2:32 pm

Last Updated on 2016-07-08 , 9:57 am

Yes, this competition is as absurd as it looks.

Held in Yunnan, China, 9 competitors stood waist-deep in pepper water while stuffing their mouths with spicy peppers. Imagine watching 9 grown adults sweating and crying in an urn. Just one question: why?

This year’s winner ate 47 chillis in 2 minutes. It’s not surprising that he came from Sichuan, which is known for its spicy food.

I guess the only incentive to participate in this (apart from the prize) is that you’re hand-fed chillies by some very attractive ladies. Hot girls + hot chillies = 2 times the burn.

And here’s the winner holding up his prize – a tiny 24K gold pepper. That’s all you win. Not worth it at all.

If you think that this is the only spice-eating challenge in China, you’re so wrong – it’s actually pretty hot (pun intended) there. There’s even a man who was crowned the ‘king of chilli’ by the Hunan government, and get this: he eats 2.5kg of chillies a day.

While most of us have a cup of coffee in the morning, Li Yongzhi drinks a cup of chilli oil. He even snacks on raw chilli because “if the food has no spiciness then it has no taste.”

Singapore is also catching on to the chilli-eating trend – the most famous being the Spicy Buffalo Wings Challenge from Sunset Grill & Pub.

You can take your pick from spice levels 1 to 35. Don’t try anything above level 10 – you’ll (probably) die. If you somehow manage to survive level 35, you join their hall of chicken wings fame and get your picture on their wall.

This article was first published on goodyfeed.com

Pepper eating contest is so hot competitors sit in an urn of water while eating chillies

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