“From All-You-Can-Eat to Unexpected Romance: A Heartwarming Twist on a Catfishing Tale”
The owner had watched him eat his way through dozens of dishes of fish and chips, and knew what to expect when he walked through the door
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Food challenges have gained popularity in recent years with everything from big burgers to spicy chicken wings being consumed
The man had clocked up quite a record taking part in the restaurant’s catfish challenge. So we were curious to know whether he considered himself a competitive eater. And if he’d ever done similar stints at other eateries. “That is the one and only ‘all you can eat’ event I have ever done,” he told Bored Panda.
The customer’s story is set twenty years ago, but food challenges have been around since long before that. As Time reports, “the Edda, a collection of 13th-century Norse myths, tells of an eating contest between the god Loki and his servant (the servant won by eating the plate).” The American version of the face-stuffing “sport” is said to have began in 1916, at the first Fourth of July hotdog-eating contest in Coney Island.
These days, food contests are literally in a league of their own. There’s even a governing body called Major League Eating that oversee rules, regulations and safety when it comes to professional competitions. But of course, not everyone is a pro, and some amateurs also want a slice of the pie. That said, there’s no shortage of food challenge videos going viral on social media. And it seems the man is a fan of watching a few”There are some interesting food challenges on YouTube, like ‘Beard Meets Food’, that are very entertaining,” the man told Those guys are impressive!
