People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.

He eats the hot dogs by splitting the frankfurter in half dipping the buns in water Sprite or 7-Up and then stuffing both parts in his mouth. At a speed-eating contest in Hong Kong on August 13 2005 Kobayashi consumed 83 vegetarian jiaozi dumplings in 8 minutes.

He holds several records including four Guinness Records for eating hot dogs meatballs Twinkies hamburgers and pasta. Takeru Kobayashi (小林尊 Kobayashi Takeru?) (born March 15 1978) is a Japanese competitive eater.