Giant cake-eating contest at Angkor Wat
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The giant Ansom eating contest was held in front of Angkor Wat temple on Monday, with 50 contestants taking part. The first winner ate almost 3 kilograms of Ansom, a Khmer traditional cake.
Cambodia produced the biggest two-tonne Ansom as part of Khmer New Year celebrations, which started on Monday.
The giant Ansom was officially cut yesterday and people were invited to join the eating contest.
Spokesman for the Angkor Sangkran event Som Ratana said the 50 contestants were divided into five different groups and three winners were chosen.
The champion was Kaem Tip, who swallowed up 2.8kg of the cake. He was awarded 400,000 riels (Bt3,200) and US$100. The runner-up was Hak Rithy, who ate 2.76kg and won 300,000 riels plus $100, while Chov Makara came third, having eaten 2.7kg; he received a prize of 200,000 riels and $100.
This is the first time that Cambodia produced the enormous two-tonne Ansom, which was 5 metres long and 1 metre in diametre.
