Have you ever eaten any unusual food?
I really like to eat sushi, which some people think is unusual. I also like bacon in my ice cream, which my friends think is really strange.
Joey Chestnut holds the world _____ for hot dog eating - 74 in less than 10 minutes.
record
title
winner
cup
What's the hottest (spiciest) food you've ever eaten?
The spiciest food I’ve ever eaten was a Thai curry with red chili peppers.
James Mullen ate 3 hot dogs in 12 minutes, won the competition, and the ________ was born.
tradition
day
fireworks
baby
Eating competitions can involve _____ foods - pizza, pies, ice cream, chili peppers.
delicious
disgusting
various
one
Kobayashi says, "Food fighters.... think of themselves as ________."
hungry
artists
athletes
sumo wrestlers
A famous hot dog eating competition in New York began when 4 immigrants were ______ about who loved their country best.
discussing
laughing
talking
arguing
Finally, the arguing immigrants ______ _____ a way to decide.
stopped before
worked out
gave up
called out
Competitive eating - or speed eating - is ______ what its name suggests.
exactly
kind of
somewhat
not
Would you ever enter an eating competition? Why or why not?
Are eating competitions in "bad taste"? (people are starving around the world)
It’s not healthy to stuff food in your mouth and it’s also very wasteful. I think if I watched an eating contest, I would probably lose my appetite.
Competitive eating can be _________ for the contestants.
fun
healthy
unhealthy
dangerous