Competitive eating
Competitive eating is a term for a sport where people play to see who can eat the most food in a given time. The sport is most commonly played in the United States and Japan. There are many different foods that can be eaten competitively. Common ones include hot dogs, hamburgers, hot wings, and pies
The most famous competitive eating contest is Man vs Food presented by Adam Richman. There are often competitive eating contests at American fairs and carnivals.
Competitive Eating Media
Woodcut from The great eater, of Kent, or Part of the admirable teeth and stomacks exploits of Nicholas Wood, of Harrisom in the county of Kent His excessiue manner of eating without manners, in strange and true manner described, by Iohn Taylor
Pie-eating contest at the Jefferson School in Washington, D.C., August 2, 1923
Joey Chestnut after his victory at the 2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island
