Annual 'natto' bean speed eating contest held with 8 foreigners

Annual 'natto' bean speed eating contest held with 8 foreigners

MITO, Japan - Participants of the annual ''natto'' fermented soybean speed eating contest eat sticky natto beans mixed with a bowl of rice in Mito city, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 6, 2010. The contest drew 72 people including regulars in competitive eating from various parts of Japan and eight people from Austria and other foreign countries. (Kyodo)

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