BEIJING (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A restaurant in China’s Sichuan province is being investigated by local authorities for allegedly flouting an anti-food waste law after it held a speed-eating contest for its customers to wolf down more than 100 dumplings in the fastest time for a free meal.
The restaurant, which is not named in local media reports, advertised the “King of the Big Stomach” challenge on social media, attracting patrons to eat 108 chaoshous, or spicy wonton dumplings, during the challenge in June. It is not clear from the reports how many customers participated in the challenge and how fast they ate all the chaoshous.
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