Cape Town – Chicken feet form part of the unusual but loved meaty treats in South Africa and a South African woman now holds the Guinness World Record (GWR) after eating the most chicken feet in 60 seconds.
Vuyolwethu Simanile now holds the title after she reportedly chowed down 121g of chicken feet in a minute.
“I don’t believe it,” were the only words Simanile could say as she was presented with her GWR certificate.
Simanile was competing against four other contestants who each were served 300g of chicken feet in the competition held at Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal, said GWR in a statement.
The only rule was that challengers eat one chicken foot at a time.
Unlike other contestants, Smimanile was said to have gained an upper hand when she went through her chicken feet serving bone after bone.
Soon, other competitors struggled through the chewy and bony disposition.
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“Each challenger used a slightly different strategy; some chose to stuff their faces as quickly as possible, whilst others opted for a more methodical approach. Vuyo’s calm efficiency flew under the radar as she polished off bone after bone. Those that started at a fast pace soon slowed down as they struggled to work through the gelatin-like texture,” said GWR.
GWR said that Simanile ate nearly twice the amount of chicken feet as everyone else.
Sofia Greenacre, GWR official adjudicator said it would be interesting to see if Simanile’s record would be beaten.
“It’s going to be really exciting to see where this goes if it gets beaten.
“Speed eaters across the world are very competitive and will jump on any new records that appear, but I think this one is going to be tough to beat,” said Greenacre.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
