Watch | Meet Chinese man who eats 2 kilos of chillies a day

Published on Dec 08, 2015 03:06 pm IST

A man from a small village has become an unlikely celebrity in China for his incredible appetite for red hot chillies. Li Yongzhi, enjoys the heat so much he consumes upto 2.5 kilograms of chilli peppers every day.The villager, who is dubbed 'king of chilli' in China said that he could have a meal with no meat or eggs, but never without a handful of chillies.He added that chillies also helps him kill time as he eats them as a snack in the evening after he finishes a day of work.In order to satisfy his daily needs, Mr Li grows eight different types of chilli peppers in his garden.

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