The Internet has helped us experience some of the most bizarre food phenomena in the world! There is no limit to creativity and this is evident from the existence of unique culinary ideas. From hyper-realistic cake setting people to achieving the impossible World record for eating jam donutseither wrap foodWe’ve seen it all! Or, at least we thought we did! Recently, we discovered a contest so strange that we were hesitant to even believe it existed. Have you ever heard of something called the World Gravy Wrestling Championship? If you’re having a hard time understanding what it really is, watch the video:
Instead of eating gravy, the contestants wrestled in the gravy! Yes, you heard it right! This is a wrestling challenge where people wrestle in an arena full of gravy. You must be wondering what is this gravy in which people are wrestling, let us tell you. Don’t mistake it for masala desi gravy, the championship uses the British version of the gravy. Gravy is prepared from meat stock, which is thickened with flour and seasoned with salt and pepper. It is traditionally served with meatloaf, biscuits (a variety of baked bread), mashed potatoes, etc.
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The World Gravy Wrestling Championship is considered “one of the strangest culinary competitions in the world”. After a two-year pause due to the pandemic, the championship has resumed this year. The championship takes place in Lancashire, UK and is aimed at raising funds for the local hospice. People come to compete in a two-minute gravy-filled wrestle. The championship evaluates the performance of each contestant on the basis of their fancy dress, comedy and wrestling skills.
The video was shared by @nowthisnews on Instagram and has garnered 142k views and 4k likes. What people had to say about this Gravy Wrestling Competition:
“God is looking down on us from heaven: “Finally, they’ve figured out what the gravy was for!”
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“Well… at least it’s for charity…”
“Well, that’s one more thing I could go on without knowing that humans do.”
What do you think of this gravy challenge? Tell us in the comment section below!