As if the gluttonous fest that is the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest couldn't get any ... eating world records All in all, too much dry food and the throat starts to restrict access to the ...

Yasir Salem is a record-setting competitive eater. He's training for the Nathan's 2016 Hot Dog Eating Contest this 4th of July at Coney Island. Here he eats 5 Nathan's hot dogs in less than 1 minute.

Nathan's is iconic, if not the most iconic, hot dog in America ... one of Feltman's employees found a way to do it better. More from Food ...

"You can’t beat the spectacle that is the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. It’s a sports calendar and Fourth of July staple, one of those classic, timeless events we know fans look ...

dating back to 1916 when Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker reportedly started a nickel hot dog stand on Coney Island with a $300 loan from two friends and his wife’s secret spice recipe. Today, the ...