Comments on: Small Asians, Big Eaters http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/01/small-asians-big-eaters/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: johnklin http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/01/small-asians-big-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-128585 johnklin Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:59:05 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3986#comment-128585 Interview with Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee<br>July 4th, 2009<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqxXAorAEmw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqxXAorAEmw</a> Interview with Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee
July 4th, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqxXAorAEmw

]]> By: johnklin http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/01/small-asians-big-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-127316 johnklin Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:59:05 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3986#comment-127316 Interview with Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee<br>July 4th, 2009<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqxXAorAEmw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqxXAorAEmw</a> Interview with Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee
July 4th, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqxXAorAEmw

]]> By: avaorac http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/01/small-asians-big-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-127312 avaorac Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:10:22 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3986#comment-127312 Takeru Kobayashi is sent by the Japanese TV show "TV Champion" to kick American arses in fast eating because he couldn't make it as the #1 big eater in Japan at the time (He lost to Giant Shirada in 2001). Japan has a number of big eaters (not necessarily fast eaters, which is the competition in the US) promoted by TV Champion for over 10 year, and almost all of them are tiny men and women. I think the most recent big eating shows are the specials of 100 men vs 10 - 100 hungry manly-man tag team versus 10 big eater tag team. And yes the big eaters won. The most famous big eater in Japan now is Gyaru Sone, a tiny ex-chef of a 109-gyaru who once an sundae as tall as her. Big eating shows was banned in Japan for a few years when some kids almost killed themselves trying to emulate them; but I think the ban has been lifted because I see Gyaru Sone everywhere on J-TV nowdays. <br><br>I guess the point is - Big Eaters are usually small in statue, and Asians dominate so much in this field that the loser of a TV show came to the US and dominated Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest for years.<br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Champion" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Champion</a><br><a href="http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/gyarusone/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/gyarusone/index.html</a><br><br>*it's so sad that the English entry in Wikipedia about TV Champion is so short. It's one of the most entertaining show ever created by mankind. Takeru Kobayashi is sent by the Japanese TV show “TV Champion” to kick American arses in fast eating because he couldn't make it as the #1 big eater in Japan at the time (He lost to Giant Shirada in 2001). Japan has a number of big eaters (not necessarily fast eaters, which is the competition in the US) promoted by TV Champion for over 10 year, and almost all of them are tiny men and women. I think the most recent big eating shows are the specials of 100 men vs 10 – 100 hungry manly-man tag team versus 10 big eater tag team. And yes the big eaters won. The most famous big eater in Japan now is Gyaru Sone, a tiny ex-chef of a 109-gyaru who once an sundae as tall as her. Big eating shows was banned in Japan for a few years when some kids almost killed themselves trying to emulate them; but I think the ban has been lifted because I see Gyaru Sone everywhere on J-TV nowdays.

I guess the point is – Big Eaters are usually small in statue, and Asians dominate so much in this field that the loser of a TV show came to the US and dominated Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest for years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Champion
http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/gyarusone/index.html

*it's so sad that the English entry in Wikipedia about TV Champion is so short. It's one of the most entertaining show ever created by mankind.

]]> By: Atlanta eating challenge website | EatFeats http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/01/small-asians-big-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-127310 Atlanta eating challenge website | EatFeats Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:57:50 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3986#comment-127310 [...] a similar note, Absolutely Fobolous and 8Asians have blog entries about small Asian women with large [...] [...] a similar note, Absolutely Fobolous and 8Asians have blog entries about small Asian women with large [...]

]]> By: suzieleung http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/01/small-asians-big-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-127311 suzieleung Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:03:08 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3986#comment-127311 Great post, Jeff! Loved it so much, we decided to blog about it, too! :)<br><br><a href="http://absolutelyfobulous.com/2009/11/01/tiny-asian-women-with-monstrous-appetites/" rel="nofollow">http://absolutelyfobulous.com/2009/11/01/tiny-a...</a> Great post, Jeff! Loved it so much, we decided to blog about it, too! :)

http://absolutelyfobulous.com/2009/11/01/tiny-a…

]]> By: facebook-16317423 http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/01/small-asians-big-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-127309 facebook-16317423 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:12:49 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3986#comment-127309 I fit into the "small Asian with big appetite" category. In fact, I need to eat that much in order to maintain my borderline marginally normal weight BMI. So watch out farm animals, when I'm hungry enough to eat a horse, I will do so. I fit into the “small Asian with big appetite” category. In fact, I need to eat that much in order to maintain my borderline marginally normal weight BMI. So watch out farm animals, when I'm hungry enough to eat a horse, I will do so.

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