Hundreds Race Against Time Nearly 400 competitors raced against the clock at the Ninth World Edamame Speed-Eating Championship in Nagaoka, in Japan’s Niigata Prefecture, on Saturday.Footage shows contestants rapidly squeezing locally grown edamame from their pods and eating them as spectators cheer. Many donned bright green costumes in honour of Niigata, Japan’s ‘Edamame Kingdom’. “The … Continue reading Ready, Steady, SOY! Nearly 400 Competitors Join Japan’s Edamame Speed-Eating Championship