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Kompetisi Makan Mie Dalam Sekali Banyak

Apr 24 (News On Japan) - Kompetisi unik di Toyooka, Prefektur Hyogo, menantang para peserta untuk melihat seberapa banyak Izushi soba yang dapat mereka konsumsi dalam jangka waktu yang ditentukan, dengan menyajikan hidangan khas setempat yang disajikan dalam porsi-porsi kecil di atas piring-piring kecil, yang dengan penuh semangat disantap oleh para peserta.

Sebuah "pertarungan keharmonisan keluarga" khusus diadakan pada hari Minggu pagi, yang melibatkan tim yang terdiri dari tiga anggota keluarga-anak, ibu, dan ayah-dalam format estafet. Didukung oleh sorak-sorai dari keluarga mereka, para peserta dari segala usia berjuang dengan gagah berani dengan mie hingga detik-detik terakhir dari waktu yang ditentukan.

Kompetisi berlanjut hingga pukul 15.00, dengan biaya partisipasi yang disumbangkan ke daerah-daerah yang dilanda gempa di Semenanjung Noto.

Source: KTV NEWS

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