Not content with just any old Fruit Cake? How about one worth US$1.65m, encrusted with 223 small diamonds? It's apparently edible too, with the diamonds taken out of course ;)

From: http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=456&sid=642582

TOKYO - Could this be the ultimate Christmas treat? A diamond Christmas cake is going on display Friday in Japan. It's one of 17 diamond-related designs in an exhibit called "Diamonds: Nature's Miracle." The Tokyo pastry chef who created the work of art said it took six months to develop the design and one month to actually make the cake.

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I think this ad would be much better if they replaced the "Double Whopper" with an Ocho...

The guys over at Beat Pete's Meat like their meat... (you'd never guess huh?). Regular cooking competitions showcasing the finest in meaty cuisine, along with some entertainment, games, etc. A fantastic event! I managed to find a pic of their 20lb burger creation. Unfortunately, only one photo, but you can imagine the size of the final product!

From: http://beatpetesmeat.com/

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In an earlier post, one of the photos claimed to be "The World's Largest Gingerbread House". As Santa would say "Ho Ho Ho, I don't think so!". Turns out the World's Largest Gingerbread House has been created at the Mall of America, in Bloomington, MN. Standing at a whopping 67 feet, this massive mountain of Gingerbread has officially been crowned the World's Largest by Guinness World Records Representative Stuart Claxton. Intricately detailed with everything from lollies to licorice, it still stands today, (live cam available here!), a huge effort! This story has a video, and a bunch of pictures of the Giant Gingerbread House.... mmm...

From: http://www.junkfoodnews.net/worldrecords.htm

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In this early morning TV Battle, Gal Sone challenges Giant Shirota to a Udon Noodle eating challenge. The Challenge: To see if they can eat 5kg of Udon Noodles in 15 minutes or less. I loves the Japanese morning TV!!!!

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7-tfD9sebk

The guys over at Hail Dubyas drew up a comic to highlight a funny article that appeared a while ago in the papers. The article was also featured here on SupersizedMeals.com, School mistakes huge burrito for weapon, goes into lockdown. Funny stuff!

From: http://blogs.salon.com/0002786/2005/05/02.html

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Another entry into the Big Burger Wars. This one is the 8lb "Big Kahuna Burger". Just like in Pulp Fiction, this IS a tasty burger! This 8lb burger has 4lbs of Hamburger meat, half pound of cheese, a whole tomato, a whole onion, a half a head of lettuce, 30 slices of pickle and served on a sixteen inch custom made bun. The Challenge: Eat this mountain of burgery goodness in 3hrs, and you get the burger for free. No one has eaten the whole thing yet, and if you're the first, you'll get $100. Best part is that the burger only costs you $25 if you don't eat it all. Not bad!

From: http://www.panchoandleftys.com/TheBigKahunaBurger.html
and
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/12/26/26bigburger.html

The Big Kahuna Burger
QUESTION : What do you get when you start with 4 LBS of Hamburger and grill it for as long as it takes....(about 35 Minutes)!

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In this challenge, Will Hodges has to eat 4 cans of Baked Beans in under 3 minutes (about 3.6lb's, 1.6kg's). Sounds like it'll end in tears, but he ends up smashing it, and doing it in under 2 minutes!

From: http://youtube.com/watch?v=HrVslqkyYPo

Will Hodges eats 4 cans (1.68kg) of baked beans in under 2 minutes. The challenge was 3 minutes but he smashed it

Back in 2002, the lads at asstastic.org battled it out to see who'd be crowned Wing King 2002. The challenge: To see who could eat the most "Blazin'" Wings from Buffalo Wild Wings as possible. The prize? The glory of holding the title... or something...

From: http://www.asstastic.org/wings/wings1.html

The objective:
To eat as many "Blazin'" category wings from Buffalo Wild Wings as humanly possible without resorting to any sort of blue cheese, celery, or liquid refreshment. The last person standing will be crowned "The Wing King" (even if it's Sarah, she'll still be King, sorry).

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It seems stories of anything bigger than a 4x4 are fast becoming legend. But it looks like Merwin Barrientos made it to In 'n' Out in time for this fine sounding challenge, a 26 x 26. He chose 26 pattys and 26 slices of American Cheese because the store record was a 25 x 25. This is one eating challenge that he won't soon forget, and won't soon be forgotten...

From: http://www.ocweekly.com/features/summer-guide/the-night-merwin-barrientos-ate-a-26x26-in-n-out-hamburger/25350/

But he won't do it again . . .
By Gustavo Arellano
Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 1:00 am - “Merwin won’t do it anymore,” my sister Alejandrina told me last week. “If he eats a 26x26 again, Merwin thinks he’ll die.” Earlier this year, 20-year-old Anaheim resident Merwin Barrientos ate a 26x26 at In-N-Out Burger: 26 hamburger patties glued together with 26 slices of American cheese. I didn’t believe Alejandrina until she produced pictures and videotape of a curly-haired man-child grimacing as he chewed on something that looked like an orange log.

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