Our second dare came from none other than my cousin Conor. Conor has also made his way through South East Asia, knows a thing or two about region, and didn't take too long to come up with an awesome dare. In the spirit of Man vs Food, Conor came up with the challenge of eating 3 lbs of Pad Thai in 30 minutes. Luckily for me, I love Pad Thai, and specifically the Pad Thai in Thailand, not that stinky weird orange shit you get back home. However, despite my love for the dish, I knew 3 pounds of it would be incredibly difficult.
Having watched a good amount of Man vs Food episodes, I knew that I had to involve a little strategy to make sure I was good to go for game time. I woke up, had a big breakfast around 10am, and didn't eat again until the challenge began around 5pm. In the meantime, I swam, worked out and rode bikes around town, in hopes to boost my metabolism and make sure I was hungry as hell. I was not about to lose to the Pad Thai.
Around 5 pm, it was game time, so we hit the streets in search of a worthy Pad Thai vendor. We found what looked to be a promising little street stall and it was game on.
"Three??" the vendor asked confusedly as he held up three fingers.
"Yes, 3 pad thai"
Still a bit confused, he started putting one of the servings in a to go box, but I caught him before he could, letting him know I was about to eat all of it right there. And it was on....
From there I went on to my third plate which was the most challenging, but my preparation had proved effective and I finished in just under 17 minutes. Pad Thai challenge complete.
As full as I was, I still felt I hadn't quite done the challenge justice. It was tough, but in the end, I knew I still could have eaten more. Being the honest man that I am, I knew there had to be some sort of round two, something to make the challenge worth our while, and more specifically make it worth the challenger's money. Because I had zero desire to eat even more Pad Thai than I already had, there was only one option..... it was Brooke's turn.
To make it fair for all parties, we changed the criteria a bit and turned it into two plates in 15 minutes, and found a restaurant that had plates the were a bit more substantial. She was a bit apprehensive, but stepped up and faced a challenge like she had never faced before. Woman vs. Food........ brilliant.
She started out strong and finished her first plate in around 5 minutes, but it got more difficult from there. After the first plate, Brooke was already feeling full and had to push on to make sure she could finish in under the allotted 15 minutes. I was the permanent water boy, and had to make sure her water glass was full at all times to make sure she could keep on rockin. Despite her feeling full, however, she managed to take her last bit just under the 15 minute mark, thus defeating her merciless Thai opponent.
Pad Thai challenge complete..... who's next?
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