Minnesota's Most Extreme Breakfast Challenge That Only A Few Have Conquered - Tasting Table

"Six eggs. Six strips of bacon. Four sausage patties. Two slices of ham. A pile of hash browns, four slices of toast, and one 16-inch pancake. Hungry? If you can handle it, that's the Barbarian Breakfast from the Nicollet Diner in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It costs $55.95, but if you can get through the entire meal in under 60 minutes, the restaurant will give it to you for free, plus you get a T-shirt to commemorate your gastronomic victory. Not bad! But not easy, either."

"Curious what a Barbarian Breakfast weighs? You're looking at 15 pounds of food. The pancake alone weighs 7 pounds. Over a thousand people have attempted to conquer the Barbarian, but only a handful have succeeded. The earliest references to the Barbarian appear online in 2019. Since that time, a number of professional eaters have tried their hand, and their stomachs, at taking it down."

"Food Challenges, a site that catalogs and ranks food challenges around the world, gives the Barbarian Breakfast a three out of five difficulty rating. That means, by its standards, this is of average difficulty. You have to wonder what whoever runs the site considers extremely difficult, if a 15-pound breakfast challenge is just average to them. The price of the Barbarian challenge has gone up considerably over the last few years, which is to be expected."

The Barbarian Breakfast contains six eggs, six strips of bacon, four sausage patties, two slices of ham, a pile of hash browns, four slices of toast, and a 16-inch pancake. The full meal weighs about 15 pounds, with the pancake alone weighing seven pounds. The challenge costs $55.95 and is free if completed within 60 minutes, plus a commemorative T-shirt. More than a thousand people have attempted the challenge since references began appearing online in 2019, and only a handful have succeeded. Professional eaters and some regular customers have completed it and are featured on the restaurant's wall of fame and social media. A food challenge site rates it three out of five, and the price has risen from earlier listings; callers should confirm availability and expect extra prep time.

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