On Kobayashi And Excess



(image via "seriosueats")

Historians of the future may look back forlornly at the United States and note that while famine rages in Somalia and Zimbabwe, Takeru Kobayashi that affable Japanese "competitive eater (He held the world record for hot dog eating for nearly six years)," is taking on fruitcakes as his next gastronomical project. From a site called, probably unironically, "seriouseats.com," we learn:

"Have you ever actually seen someone eat a fruitcake? Want to make up for lost time and watch professional eater Takeru Kobayashi stuff as many as he can into his mouth over ten minutes? The man already holds records for hot dogs, noodles, rice, and cow brains, but it'd be nice to hang the fruitcake medal over the mantel.

"Kobayashi will attempt to beat the current fruitcake record-holder Sonya 'the Black Widow' Thomas, who ate 4 pounds 14.25 ounces in 10 minutes in 2001."

Note to Oswald Spengler: You were correct!



(image via Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/Associated Press via nytimes)