The hottest festival ever heats up Laredo, Texas. The Jalapeno Festival sets mouths on fire each year with a bunch of events that center around the green chili pepper, and this year the 33rd annual festivities will take place February 18 and 19.
The most scorching event””and the fest’s signature attraction””is the jalapeno-eating contest. Only the craziest contestants come out to endure shoving the hot-as-hell peppers down their throats. The champion record holder, Chicago professional eater Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti, ate 266 jalapenos in 15 minutes.
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