food challenge

{{Short description|Type of challenge involving eating large amounts of food}}

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Food challenges, such as the gallon challenge or the saltine cracker challenge, are specific challenges or competitions involving food.[https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/13197879/matt-stonie-upsets-joey-chestnut-wins-nathan-hot-dog-eating-contest "Matt Stonie beats Joey Chestnut to win Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest"] ESPN. Retrieved 2015-08-29. Milk chugging is a popular competitive eating challenge on college campuses, and was promoted by MTV's Jackass in the early 2000s via their various food skits.{{cite web|url= http://www.technicianonline.com/features/chugging-for-glory-1.1110141 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100212142512/http://www.technicianonline.com/features/chugging-for-glory-1.1110141 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2010-02-12 |title= Chugging for glory |last= Young |first= Luke |date= 2006-08-29 |work= Technician |access-date= 2010-07-12 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article24636634.html|title=NC legislators chug milk in annual contest|date=June 16, 2015|work=News & Observer|author1=Colin Campbell |author2=Taylor Knop}} Some challenges involve eating foods that may be considered disgusting by those taking the challenge.{{Cite web |title='Survivor': Jeff Probst names grossest food challenge dish ever |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/04/19/survivor-jeff-probst-ghost-island-episode-9-balut/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=EW.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Misenheimer |first=Sofia |title=A YouTuber Tried 2 Of Montreal's Most Disgusting Food Challenges & Somehow Conquered Both (VIDEO) - MTL Blog |url=https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal/a-youtuber-tried-2-of-montreals-most-disgusting-food-challenges-somehow-conquered-both-video |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=www.mtlblog.com |language=en}}

With the rise of the Internet, Internet phenomena have increasingly spread through chain emails, YouTube, and social media, encouraging people to "challenge" their friends by spreading the message to others, as well as creating viral Internet memes.

Some "challenges" on the internet can seriously harm participants. The cinnamon challenge, a dare to attempt to eat a specified amount of ground cinnamon within a minute, has a strong risk of people gagging on cinnamon inhaled into the lungs.{{cite news | last = Painter | first = Kim | title = Cinnamon challenge | url = http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/healthyperspective/post/2012-03-19/cinnamon-challenge-viral-videos-with-health-risks/651200/1 | access-date = 2012-03-19 | newspaper = USA Today | archive-date = 2014-02-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140225104208/http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/healthyperspective/post/2012-03-19/cinnamon-challenge-viral-videos-with-health-risks/651200/1 | url-status = dead }} In July 2015, a four-year-old boy died of asphyxiation after accidentally inhaling some cinnamon.{{Cite web |url= http://www.medicaldaily.com/kentucky-mom-urges-kids-stop-cinnamon-challenge-after-son-dies-cinnamon-can-kill-337268 |title=Kentucky Mom Urges Kids To Stop 'Cinnamon Challenge' After Son Dies: 'Cinnamon Can Kill' |date=June 9, 2015 |website= Medical Daily |access-date=June 10, 2016}}