A 28-year-old man has died three days after choking on an "onigiri" rice ball during a speed eating contest in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. According to police, the contest was held on Nov 13 by the ...

CNN reports that a Chinese restaurant that offered a 108 wonton fast-eating challenge was under investigation for allegedly violating China's anti-food waste law. In recent years, it has been strictly ...

This past weekend, during the Mile High Music Festival, professional eaters Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti, “Big Sexy” Bryan Beard and Tim “Gravy” Brown competed in the Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast ...

A man in Bangkok walked out of a popular restaurant with a pocket full of cash — and Japanese curry rice. He had stuffed the food there to cheat during an eating contest and "won" 20,000 baht (S$821).