Mandya :

Fifty-four-year-old Meese Eregowda is the talk of the town after he ate a mind-boggling three kg of ragi balls, which are also called ragi mudde. It is to be swallowed along with Nati Koli Saaru (country chicken rasam).

Ragi mudde, meaning ‘lump’ (flour) is a wholesome meal in Karnataka and the Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh.

Eregowda won a trophy along with Rs 5000 prize money at a competition held at Mangala village of Mandya district in Karnataka. The event was held at Anjaneya Swamy temple premises.

Eregowda has won this competition for ninth time.

Eregowda – from Arakere village of Srirangapatna  in Karnataka – swallowed six ragi balls (three kg in total) in 20 minutes and was declared winner, while Suresh who ate 2.75 kg (5.75 balls) was declared runner up and got Rs 3000. Ramamurthy ate 2.5 kg and got Rs 2000 as prize. Nandish, Karasawadi Shankaregowda, HD Yogesh, Nagesh each ate five ragi balls and got Rs 1000 each.

Sixty-five people participated in this district-level Ragi ball eating competition, where the lone woman competitor Jayamma of Siddakalehalla ate two ragi balls.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News> Bangalore News / by Channamade Gowda / Vijaya Karnataka / July 02nd, 2018