Japanese Professional Eating Legend Downs a 12 Incher

Fresh off his record performance in Philadelphia, where he ate 337 chicken wings in a half-hour, competitive eating legend Takeru Kobayashi of Japan was at it again, this time downing a whole 12-inch pizza in 1:09.36 on Feb. 12.

Kobayashi, in Tokyo, smashed the former record of 1:45.37 set by New Zealand’s Josh Anderson in 2008.

This was Kobayashi’s second attempt at the pizza record as he came up short in 2010 with a time of 2:04.

Adding to his resume of six Guinness World Records, the “Tsunami” has been on a tear so far this year with not only this pizza record, but the wing record set Feb. 3, and the record for 14 Twinkies in one minute set Jan.23 on the somehow-not-canceled Wendy Williams show.

Kobayashi made a name for himself by winning six consecutive Nathan’s Famous hot dog competitions before being taken down in 2007 by his arch-nemesis Joey Chestnut of the U.S. in 2007.

The feat is impressive, but I’d like to see competitive eater Pat Bertoletti, the guy in the video below take a shot at the official 12-inch pizza record.