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A look at some of the world’s biggest foods
By Raina Kelley
When the American love of big things meets the farm the results are...well, just look at this pumpkin. According to Susan Warren, author of "Backyard Giants: The Passionate, Heartbreaking, and Glorious Quest to Grow the Biggest Pumpkin Ever", marriages are strained (!) and people fight on eBay for seeds from world record pumpkins like this one. But monster pumpkins are just a part of America’s obsession with big food, be it grown, like the record 127 pound cabbage grown by Steve Hubacek, or assembled, like the 150-plus pound burger from Mallies Bar & Grill. Our gallery of humongous chow:
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