Food challenges aren't for the faint of heart. For years, ma and pop restaurants have been serving up extreme, sometimes grotesque dishes that brave eaters willingly devour. The reward? Often just a t-shirt or a name on the wall, and a bad stomach ache. We've rounded up the world's most extreme food challenges, featuring everything from sweets to meats. Some are smothered in cheese, others weigh more than your arm. Browse this list of crazy food challenges and see if you have the stomach to try one. If you're a true champion, you might even win a free t-shirt or cash.
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Look at all that food. This is for one person! An American never made this. Longhorns BBQ in England beat them. They challenge guests to eat...Eat seven pounds of smokehouse BBQ. This includes Texas brisket, "badass" beef ribs, Memphis pulled pork, a full rack of ribs, smoked sausage, wings, pit beans, red pickle slaw, brioche, and fries in one hour.Finish that in one hour.Get the t-shirt and picture on the wall of fame.
Source: Longhorn BBQ Menu Photo: Longhorn BBQ Twitter112 - 2
Real Sports makes competitive eating a sport with this challenge. Eat 67 oz. of steak plus a pound of fries and a pound of coleslaw in one hour for a chance at a cheesy wall of fame photo.
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Eat 60 oz. of meat on a two-foot hoagie bun to get a free meal and picture in the Wall of Fame at Fred's Downtown Philly in Texas. This equals 7.5 cups of meat in 30 minutes. Also, eat a pound of cheese. Good luck.
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Eat a three-foot long hotdog with a bun. Then add chili, cheese, onions, and jalapeños. It gets worse. For this challenge, finish a side of chips and coleslaw in an hour. You win a free meal, a T-shirt (that will soon be chili-covered), and a picture on the wall of fame.
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Everyone likes a big Italian, family-style meal. Eat the whole thing yourself. Loosen your pants and enjoy it.Eat the daily soup, lasagna, spaghetti, meatballs, chicken parmigiana, manicotti, sausage, garlic loaf, and a red velvet cupcake in 90 minutes. You get a free meal, a picture on the wall of fame, and a T-shirt. Hopefully, they have XXL.
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They call this the world's largest breakfast for a reason. Instead of a Guinness record, you get a free meal, a T-shirt, and a wall of fame picture. Just eat...Eat ten sausages, ten thick slices of bacon, ten fried eggs, white pudding, hash browns, a tin of beans, mushrooms, three fried tomatoes, a serving of chops, and ten slices of toast in one hour.
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Have you eaten a club sandwich that weighs seven pounds? Kenny and Ziggy's New York deli in Houston challenges you to finish the beast in one sitting for a free T-shirt. You can also buy a T-shirt in their gift shop and avoid meat sweats.
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This challenge seems easy, but you will likely get a stomach ache. At Voodoo Doughnuts in Oregon, eat a giant doughnut in 80 seconds. The doughnut weighs a pound, comparable to half a dozen. You get a shiny button in return.
Source and Photo: Yelp44 - 9
Seiad Cafe in California offers a food challenge. You must eat five pancakes. Each pancake measures thirteen inches across and one point four inches thick. The stack reaches seven inches high and weighs eight pounds total. Butter and syrup will not make this easy within the two-hour time limit. You will likely get bloated for the wall of fame picture.
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Eat eight scoops of ice cream with three bananas, almonds, cherries, and whipped cream in 30 minutes. You earn a year of free ice cream.
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Fly to the west coast of Australia for this challenge. Eat a 6.5-pound, creme-filled donut in 30 minutes. You walk away with $100.
Source and Photo: Surfside Bakery35 - 12
Who doesn't like a calzone? This five-pounder holds pepperoni, sausage, and hamburger. Finish it in one hour, and you get the meal free plus a T-shirt you probably won't fit into. Go to Jimmy the Greek's in Minnesota to try it.
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Gyoza, or potstickers, taste good. Try eating a hundred in an hour. You will probably hate them after number 20. Kagurazaka Hanten in Tokyo is the place for another wall of fame.
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A Schnitzel is meat flattened, battered, and fried. Eating two of these, weighing six.5 pounds each, at once seems delicious. This German restaurant might have made this as torture. Winners receive a free meal, a wall picture, and likely a shorter lifespan.
Source and Photo: Food Challenges28 - 15
This Pennsylvania restaurant's name is a warning. Try eating five pounds of gyro with all toppings in one hour. You get a cheap T-shirt and a wall photo.
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Need cash fast? Need to clog an artery fast? Visit La Vaca Brava to eat six steaks with fries, toppings, and sauce in 40 minutes. You get $100 (for your hospital bill) and a wall photo.
Source: Food Challenges Photos: Pinterest25 - 17
See this cupcake size? That big one. Try eating it in 30 minutes! The ladies at Kirby's Kupcakes in Arkansas challenge people to do this. The cake weighs 2.5 pounds, equaling 21 regular cupcakes. You get to choose your frosting! You end up with a free meal, T-shirt, and wall picture.
Source: Kirby's Cupcakes Photo: Youtube18 - 18
The winner for the most creative way to serve too much food wins at I Love Yogurt in Las Vegas. They serve 100 oz. of frozen yogurt with all toppings in a Devo Energy Dome hat. You must eat it all in 30 minutes for it free and a small photo. Expect a year of brain freeze.
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Eat every Polish entree known to man at this Florida restaurant. Get it free. Join the wall of fame. You could become a Polish hero. You will not walk to your car.
Here is what you will consume: sEat a stuffed cabbage roll with tomato sauce, a pork cutlet with mushroom gravy, Polish kielbasa with cooked sauerkraut, potato pancakes, pierogi, yellow seasoned rice, french fries, mashed potatoes, and house chicken soup or house salad.
Source: Pierogi Grill’s Polish King Platter Eating Challenge, listed in '20 Insane Food Challenges'.Pierogi Grill.Photo: Michael Jenkins Instagram.10 - 20
You might get mercury poisoning from this challenge. What is the fun of life without danger? Eat one giant roll, about eight normal rolls big, in 15 minutes. This roll weighs six pounds, but you get a free meal and a wall of fame picture. So, it is worth it.
Source and Photo: Deli Sushi’s Monster Sushi Challenge Roll.Deli Sushi and Desserts.5
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