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30th Prairie Dog Chili CookoffTaste pickled quail eggs and meet the travelLadySaturday, April 9Edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady
And I get to be a celebrity judge. I have never wanted to be on a reality show. This may be as close as I get to the Fear Factor. Years ago, I was a judge at the Texas State Fair. It was my job to taste cookies, cakes and pies . (I always volunteered for desserts, never vegetables) I thought it was the best job I ever had..until some little kid made cookies with a cup of salt and a teaspoon of sugar. And I had to chew and sallow them. It was NOT like salt water taffy.
Who knows what people will drop into their chili in the Prarie Dog Chili Cookoff. On Saturday, cooks from 8 to 18 years of age will hone their budding culinary skills in the Junior Division cookoff. At the same time, the adults will be warming up for the chili competition. In the Chili Division there will be 10 Place Winners with the First Place Winner taking away $1,000 CASH. First Place Showmanship will also receive $1,000 Cash. Featured again this year will be the Ranch Style Beans International “Toxic Vapors” Bean Eating BLAST . . . a violent release of confined energy usually accompanied by a loud sound and shock waves, that result from contestants participating in a timed bean eating contest. Other Saturday contests are: Head to Head Banana Racing, always popular Lemon Roll and Team Tortilla Toss Contest.
While chili cooking is the main purpose of this celebration, having fun is the underlying reason for participating. Zany chili and team names, inventive costumes, elaborate cooksite setups, and audience involvement by teams all ensure the public shares in the good times. This Traders Village event has become, over the past
twenty-nine years, a “must” stop on the chili cooking trail. Many ‘chiliheads’
can trace their first attempt at cooking a bowl of red to this Grand Prairie
event. This event brings together families, friends, and fun. So, if you’ve
never been to a full-blown Texas Chili Cook Off, now is the time, at the Traders
Village version of a great Lone Star Tradition. It is a “must” see event for the
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A Texas-size salute to the official state dish will be
served up at the 30th Annual Prairie Dog Chili Cookoff and World Championship of
Pickled Quail Egg Eating on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Traders Village in Grand
Prairie, Texas.
One year I went to a Chili cookoff and the winning entrant
had raisins. Everyone asked how they thought of that unusual ingredients. Their
son dropped his box in while they were cooking, the winners explained.
The World Championship of Pickled Quail Egg Eating Contest
is always a crowd pleaser. Contestants will be trying to see how many of these
hard-boiled gourmet delights they can consume within the 60-second time limit.
This event has been the subject of many a tall tale, as well as being featured
on many television shows, such as: “The Spectacular World of Guinness World
Records”, Fox Networks “Glutton Bowl” and was featured last year on the Travel
Channel’s “top ten” list and aired as part of its “World’s Best” series. The
Traders Village Pickled Quail Egg Eating Contest chomped in at #5 of the Top Ten
all-time great eating contests. The Championship Pickled Quail Egg Eating
Contest will pit 12 participants against each other for the 2005 crown, and a
part of the $600 purse.