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Dorset contest sees competitors eat stinging nettles | Dorset contest sees competitors eat stinging nettles |
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The competition was won by Niall, who wore a ghillie suit for the occasion | The competition was won by Niall, who wore a ghillie suit for the occasion |
Competitive eaters have chewed through stalks of stinging nettles as part of an annual rural contest. | Competitive eaters have chewed through stalks of stinging nettles as part of an annual rural contest. |
Spectators flocked to watch the World Nettle Eating Contest at Dorset Nectar Cider Farm near Bridport on Saturday. | Spectators flocked to watch the World Nettle Eating Contest at Dorset Nectar Cider Farm near Bridport on Saturday. |
Entrants were tasked with consuming as many 2ft (0.6m) stalks of the prickly plants as they could in 30 minutes. | Entrants were tasked with consuming as many 2ft (0.6m) stalks of the prickly plants as they could in 30 minutes. |
Women's winner Lindie Rogers managed to eat 42ft (12.8m), while the men's winner, known only by his first name Niall, managed 54ft (16.4m). | Women's winner Lindie Rogers managed to eat 42ft (12.8m), while the men's winner, known only by his first name Niall, managed 54ft (16.4m). |
Organisers said they were pleased so many people turned up for the event at Dorset Nectar Cider Farm | Organisers said they were pleased so many people turned up for the event at Dorset Nectar Cider Farm |
Organiser Ryan Strong said the "nettle king and queen" were each presented with a large cup for their efforts. | Organiser Ryan Strong said the "nettle king and queen" were each presented with a large cup for their efforts. |
"It's one of those quintessentially Dorset events like the Dorset Knob-throwing that we must keep going," he said. | "It's one of those quintessentially Dorset events like the Dorset Knob-throwing that we must keep going," he said. |
Mr Strong said a "great crowd" watched the competition, which is understood to have first been held in 1996 after two farmers had an argument about who had the longest nettles. | |
Organiser said there were "tricks" to successfully eating stinging nettles | Organiser said there were "tricks" to successfully eating stinging nettles |
"There are few people who who would eat nettles on purpose - it's not something I put in my salads," Mr Strong continued. | "There are few people who who would eat nettles on purpose - it's not something I put in my salads," Mr Strong continued. |
"But one of the tricks is to just get it past your lips - once its past your lips it doesn't sting as much." | "But one of the tricks is to just get it past your lips - once its past your lips it doesn't sting as much." |
The contest had previously been held at The Bottle Inn in Marshwood - but it was relocated following the pub's closure. | The contest had previously been held at The Bottle Inn in Marshwood - but it was relocated following the pub's closure. |
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