Posted on 10/09/2014 11:06:18 AM PDT by Scoutmaster
Canada may be known for producing the very best poutine on earth (and for arguing vehemently against anyone who says otherwise!), but it would appear as though we're no match for our neighbours to the south when it comes to eating the stuff.
This was proven amidst a cacophony of curds, gravy and fresh-cut fries on Saturday afternoon during the fifth annual World Poutine Eating Championship in Toronto.
Considered to be the largest eating competition in Canada, the annual Smoke's Poutinerie-sponsored gorge-a-thon drew approximately 1,000 spectators to Toronto's Yonge-Dundas square this weekend — many of them eager to join in on the fun (and eat some free poutine!)
As the . . . results from Major League Eating (the world body that oversees all professional eating contest.) show, it was California native Matt “Megatoad” Stonie who took home the grand cash prize after taking down a whopping 14.75 lbs of poutine in just 10 minutes.
The 22-year-old San Jose college student, currently ranked the #2 competitive eater in the world according to his Twitter profile, replaces reigning champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut [SM Note: also an American] as the world's top poutine eater.
"All hail Stonie," wrote MLE in a post about the competition. "A new dawn. A new day. A new vision of what the future may look like. Chestnut will wear this one hard. He will learn. His heart will harden. His vision will narrow. In his sights: A slim-hipped prodigy who dares to steal this sunshine."
I just won the biggest trophy ever. Ever," wrote Stonie on Instagram of his new hardware, soliciting hundreds of likes and many congratulatory comments from his fans.
We also have Lord Stanley's Cup and more reported cases of Ebola! All you've given us is Justin Bieber, Peter Jennings, the multi-purpose Eh?, and the million dollar coin.
For the record, Americans have won all five World Poutine Eating Championships. I don't endorse gluttony or sending Canadians back to Canada (although I accept nominations).
WOW, did I misread that at first.
Some of us are older vets.
You would think he would be smiling after that.
Even more shocking than that time we waltzed into Saskatoon and walked away with the World Junior Hockey Championship.
I’d bet we could win that one too! ;-)
I’ve never heard of Poutine. It sounds French. Does it go under any other names? Like, perhaps Porridge? Hansel and Gretel were said to be big fans of Porridge when they broke into the Witches’ Kitchen to (foolishly!) take a sip from her cauldron.
I know how they feel. I always regret it when some Japanese person wins the annual hot dog eating contest at Coney Island.
But, really, eating contests are detestable. Gluttony is a sin, and there is not much that is more gluttinous than chugging food to gain attention, rather than to meet your reasonable needs.
EWWWWWWWW
"You guys are d--ks!"
I don’t like where this thread is going.
Looks good - I’ll take it.
Never heard of the stuff before, but fries with gravy does not sound very appealing.
This should be fun.
I’ve eaten poutine (I’ll eat anything twice) and I like it. The curds create the ick! factor for most people, not the gravy.
It really isn’t that bad. But it is an acquired taste.
That’s not true. Its really hard to eat. My Dad liked it. But his family came from Canada back in the 1840’s.
Not really different from roast potatoes with gravy. I’ve had versions that did not go by the name “poutine”.
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