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| Eating contest winner chokes to death in Taiwan |
| 2008-10-25 |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan: A student in Taiwan has died right after winning an eating contest at a university campus, apparently choking on Chinese steamed buns filled with cheese and eggs, local newspapers say. Apple Daily and United Daily News say 23-year-old Chen Chun-ing dashed to the bathroom after swallowing two buns in one minute. Other students found him lying on the floor soon afterward. The papers say Chen was rushed to hospital but failed to respond to resuscitation efforts. As competition winner, Chen would have won NT$2,000 (US$60). |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #4 Chinese steamed buns filled with cheese and eggs My guess is, they were filled with alcali-softened carboard mixed with pork fat. Remember that one? Tasty, but WAY too filling, just like here. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-10-25 12:31 |
| #3 Steamy buns claim another victim. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-10-25 12:28 |
| #2 Wasn't that in a CSI:Taipei episode? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-10-25 11:47 |
| #1 Winner! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-10-25 11:09 |