Every Fourth of July, Key West celebrates its Key Lime pie heritage with an annual pie-eating championship, where contestants compete to see who can eat a nine-inch pie the fastest.
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Every Fourth of July, Coney Island crowns a new hot dog-eating champion. But in Key West, pie takes the prize!
Liz Love: “Key Lime pie was originated in Key West, so every year we pay homage to our ancestors by shoving our faces in nine-inch key lime pies to see who can eat ’em the fastest.”
The annual Key Lime pie-eating championship took place on July 4th. Sure, someone was crowned champ, but to us, they’re all winners!
Hopefully, they got their blood sugar levels checked after the event.
