Saturday, May 22, 2010

Winner slurps up 5.9 kilos of poutine

DON PEAT, Toronto Sun : May 22, 2010

The thrill of gravy, the agony of cheese curds and the heartburn of the combo. Fistfuls of French fries were flying at BMO Field Saturday for the first ever World Poutine Eating championship sponsored by Toronto’s own Smoke’s Poutinerie and Major League Eating. The only thing louder than the cheers was the gravy slurping as nine Major League Eaters and four local amateurs attempted to stomach as much poutine as they could in 10 minutes. Competitive eater Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti from Chicago walked away with the cheesy championship, polishing off 5.89 kilos of poutine. “I’m full but very happy,” he told the Sun. The 24-year-old chef sporting a mohawk said he had no idea how he ate so much. “I think it’s just poor genetics, I’m a mutant,” he said, adding he’d only eaten poutine twice before. “So many elements, the gravy, the cheese, protein, carbs, it’s definitely difficult. “It felt good for about five minutes and then after that I just wanted to stop eating honestly.”Bertoletti said he’ll likely stick to liquids for the rest of the day including some strong Canadian beer. The 86-kg eater’s ability to abide furious fistfuls of fries earned him the top prize of $750 and a trophy — a pile of 1980’s electronic junk topped with a fork holding a French fry.

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