9th annual World Nettle Eating Championship


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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 :|

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