Man dies after dumpling-eating win

Man dies after dumpling-eating win

Man dies after dumpling-eating win, Ivan Mendel got through ten dumplings in 30 seconds to claim first place and the prize of a jar of sour cream before he was taken ill at the contest in Tokmak, in the south-east of the country, at the weekend.



‘The old man got sick and fell to the ground,’ a witness told Interfax news agency. ‘The ambulance arrived when he was already dead. The doctor said that he probably choked on vomit.’

Dumplings, or vareniki, are a versatile staple of Ukrainian cuisine and are served stuffed with a range of fillings, from mushrooms to cherries.

According to organisers of last weekend’s contest, the dumplings used were filled with potatoes and had been bought from a local supermarket.

They have refuted suggestions the contest killed Mr Mendel.

Source: metro