[CH] North Market fiery foods festival
Alex Silbajoris (asilbajo@hotmail.com)
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:29:17 +0000
The market held its annual festival, this year I entered a hot sauce and did a little volunteer work. My sauce didn't place (they only announced first and second) but it got 52 points and the winner got 58. I took a bunch of pictures, including this series of a jalapeno-eating contest:
The rules were, everyone gets a plate of large jalapenos (I think it was 10) with a 4-minute limit, and whoever finishes first wins. If no one finishes within the time limit, the one with the fewest remaining peppers wins. The peppers had to be eaten to the stems, if any flesh or seed mass remained the pepper did not count.
Starting out, perky and comfortable and ready to go
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/HabaneroHead/Around%20Town/P2200089.jpg
(there were about 15 other contestants but I was assigned to watch these)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/HabaneroHead/Around%20Town/P2200103.jpg
Starting to show some wear as the time passes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/HabaneroHead/Around%20Town/P2200104.jpg
Arrrg, stems
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/HabaneroHead/Around%20Town/P2200111.jpg
Time's up, and two contestants were down to three peppers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/HabaneroHead/Around%20Town/P2200116.jpg
The contest goes to sudden death, CaJohn (at left) selects one nice ripe pod for each. First to finish wins.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/HabaneroHead/Around%20Town/P2200121.jpg
The winner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/HabaneroHead/Around%20Town/P2200128.jpg
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/02/21/Hot_peppers.ART_ART_02-21-10_B5_I1GLBTE.html?sid=101
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