To eat this 8,000-calorie breakfast, you'll need to sign a waiver
To eat this 8,000-calorie breakfast, you'll need to sign a waiver
Strips of sizzling bacon crown a breakfast platter with fried eggs and potatoes at a diner in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Think you're a big eater? One breakfast cooked up at the Bear Grills cafe in Congleton, England, is so daunting that only 20 people have tried itand no one has successfully cleaned their plate.
The chef tells the Daily Mail it's called "the Hibernator" because "if anyone completes it they'll have to sleep for a year." The 7-pound, 8,000-calorie meal is served on a 4-foot turkey platter and includes four fried eggs, a four-egg cheese omelet, eight sausages, eight strips of bacon, four hash browns, four waffles, four pieces of toast, four pieces of fried bread, four servings of black pudding (blood sausage), two scoops of beans, two of tomatoes, mushrooms, large fries, and a 2-pint milkshake.
Grub Street points out that the restaurant also offers a "mini" version for children. The Man v. Food -style challenge will set you back roughly $33 and involves signing a waiver, being 18 or older, and acknowledging that you know what you're getting yourself into.
Those who can finish the entire course in under an hour win $162, appear on the establishment's presumably small Wall of Fame, have the breakfast named after them, and can add an ingredient to the challenge.
The chef says the breakfast has brought in a younger clientele, but he adds that even those who dare try it are crying to their friends on their phones just 20 minutes in.
Meanwhile, Esquire has a lot of questions about the monstrosity: "Why do you need or want to consume 8,000 calories shortly after waking up? Or at any point in the day? Why is it even a dare? Why would you want both toast and fried bread? Why is there a milk shake at breakfast?" (Food-eating contests can certainly be deadly though not always because of the amount of food.)
Those who can finish the entire course in under an hour win $162, appear on the establishment's presumably small Wall of Fame, have the breakfast named after them, and can add an ingredient to the challenge.No thank you!!
lol...That's about the only thing missing!!
OMG...leave it to you to think up something like that....lol
What??? No coffee??? What kind of breakfast is that?
lol.. That is NOT a breakfast!!v Coffee IS my breakfast!!
Apparently the Godzilla breakfast is a serious publicity ploy in England. Apart from the media attention, there's a sort of informal competition to score the Guiness Book of World Records entry for the biggest breakfast (who knew?). The Hibernator is Bear Grill's one-up response to Jesters Diner's (Great Yarmough, Norfolk)'Kidz Breakfast'-- named so because at 9 lb 5 0z, it weights more than the average newborn kid. The Kidz Breakfast is: Six fried eggs, 12 bacon rashers, Four black pudding slices, 12 sausages, Four slices of bread and butter, Four slices of toast, Four slices of fried bread, Beans, Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Sauteed potatoes, An eight-egg cheese and potato omelette.
The 'Kidz Breakfast' is the calorie equivalent of TWO complete Christmas dinners (or 12 Big Macs, depending on your taste.)
Same deal-- if you can eat it (in less than an hour), it's free. What's even more incredible is--- somebody did!!! On Feb. 7, 2012, Robert Pinto drove 125 miles from his home to Jesters Diner, and demolished the Kidz Breakfast in just 26 minutes(that's pounding 230 calories per minute for 26 minutes straight)!!! What's even more amazing is that the dude is quite slim:
Here's the real kicker: Martin Smith, owner of Jesters Diner: 'Some people have asked why we don't serve tea or coffee with the breakfast. But these drinks contain caffeine which is very bad for you so we chose not to include them in the deal.'
The Swami foresees Mr. Pinto taking on The Hibernator in the immediate future. Coming soon to an Emergency Room somewhere in Great Britain...
That's perhaps the funniest thing in the entire situation. Martin Smith is obviously a guy with areal concern for peoples' health--- NOT!!!
Don't peoplestop and think aboutwhat they are putting into their bodies??? sheesh..
I guess the restaurant doesn't want any Lawsuits, should someone have a heart attack, or die.
Dear Friend Nona62: Talk about a full Monty!
I have trouble finishing a one serving cup of non-fat yogurt for breakfast.
Ask Kermit famously sang, "It's not easy turning green".
Peace, Abundant Blessings and a Paucity of Breakfast Binging.
Enoch.
lol....Thanks for stopping by my friend Enoch!!