Si Veteran Posted June 17, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2005 Combatants will gather at The Bottle Inn in Marshwood, Dorset, on Saturday night to take part in the 9th annual World Nettle Eating Championship.It is a mouth-watering prospect. Competitors must pluck and eat as many leaves as they can from the feathery, stinging plants in the space of one hour. Their achievement is measured in feet and inches -- the combined length of the bare stems they discard. "You have to adopt the correct technique to stand any chance of winning," said Shane Pym, landlord of the Bottle Inn. www.thebottleinn.co.uk. "The art is to fold the top of the leaf inwards, get it past the lips, crunch it and then get it down the neck. You can't let your mouth get dry or you will get stung." Reuters Makes my eyes water just thinking about this :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkishdelight Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 It's things like this that get me thinking about people's sanity these days... :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insurektion Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 only in the U....K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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