A fitness model turned competitive eater covered more than 3,000 miles to take on a 6,000-calorie British Sunday roast challenge.
Joel Hansen, from Toronto, Ontario, flew to the UK from Canada for a 10-day trip to take on the Holy Roast Challenge at Cattlemans Steakhouse at The Parkers Arms in Paignton, Devon.
The heart-wrenching meal weighed a staggering five kilos and contained a delicious variety of meat, vegetables, potatoes and bread; the pub offered it free of charge to those who could devour it in an hour.
Joel, who boasts a slim 31-inch waist, made the trip to experience English “history and culture” and see if he could eat the hearty 6,336-calorie meal in 60 minutes.
The 28-year-old made easy work of it, polishing the titanic dish in just 34 minutes and 25 seconds and also pocketed £200 for smashing another competitor’s previous time.
Joel Hansen, from Toronto, Ontario, flew more than 3,000 miles to take on the 6,000-calorie British Sunday Roast Challenge.
Surprisingly, it wasn’t the mountain of food that overwhelmed Joel, but the heavy saucepan of sauce, lamenting in the footage that he would “rather drink mustard than sauce.”
After being crowned victorious, the content creator admitted he “didn’t eat much the next day” and got another culture fix by visiting the prehistoric site Stonehenge in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Joel said: ‘It was the food challenge that attracted me from Canada to the UK.
‘The Holy Roast challenge is a 5kg dish. What surprised me most was the amount of sauce that had to be consumed.
‘Don’t get me wrong, it was a lot of food, but I knew it was going to be a lot of food. I just didn’t think it would be two liters of sauce, I don’t really like that stuff.’
Footage shared online in December showed Joel presenting the mammoth meal to the camera and saying: “I’m not a fan of sauce, I think it’s disgusting.” ‘I’d rather drink mustard than drink sauce.’
The clip then shows him methodically nibbling through the groaning plate of food, including the sauce, before being crowned the fastest scoffer.
Joel said: ‘My tactics are a little stupidity and a lot of willpower. I love vegetables and they were all delicious. The only thing that was different for me was the cauliflower cheese, that’s definitely not a North American thing.
At 26 minutes, the competitive eater paused for a drink to help accompany the enormous meal, with bread and Yorkshire pudding still to be eaten.
The 28-year-old made easy work of it, polishing the titanic dish in just 34 minutes and 25 seconds and also pocketed £200 for smashing another competitor’s previous time.
After being crowned victorious, the content creator admitted he “didn’t eat much the next day” and experienced another culture by visiting the prehistoric site Stonehenge in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
‘It wasn’t about getting a record, it was just about completing it. I was very happy to have been able to complete it.
“I wasn’t trying to rush it, I probably could have done it quicker if I wanted to, but I was really enjoying the culture as I went through it and embraced such an English dish.”
“Let’s just say the way the stuffing, the vegetables and the Yorkshire puddings are prepared, it’s like you really get a sense of the history and the culture through the way the food is prepared and what the elements are.” .
The next day, Joel set off on a trip to Stonehenge to mark another cultural site to visit.
Joel said: ‘I don’t think I ate much the next day and I went to see Stonehenge. I drank fluids, walked around a bit and let things work out.’
The heart-wrenching meal weighed a staggering five kilos and contained a delicious variety of meat, vegetables, potatoes and bread; the pub offered it free of charge to those who could devour it in an hour.
The 5kg Sunday roast called the Holy Roast Challenge is packed with meat, potatoes, vegetables and even four Yorkshire puddings.
Footage shared online in December showed Joel presenting the gigantic meal to the camera. He said the worst thing was the sauce and that he “preferred to drink mustard.”
Hungry punters who complete the meal in under an hour will pocket £50; If not, they will have to fork out £50.
Joel said: ‘The most important thing for people to realize is that it takes a ton of training to be able to do this.
“Just like if you wanted to run a marathon, you don’t wake up one morning and go run a marathon.”
Cattlemans Steakhouse manager Aaron King said: “About one in 10 people complete our challenges but the Holy Roast is the next level as it is 5kg of food.”
“So far it’s only been the pro-eaters who have completed it, it was very impressive to see how quickly Joel completed it.”