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Dutch news, in your languageThursday, 24 September 2026No. 16,535

Felipe travels the world as a professional chili eater: ‘Sometimes I can’t move my jaws anymore’

AD13 September · 16:001 week ago

Felipe Delhaas, a 30-year-old from Rotterdam, travels worldwide as a professional chili eater, competing against others in the League of Fire. He is unfazed by madame-jeanette peppers, only experiencing pain with peppers three times as hot. Felipe shares, “After eating a ghost pepper, it has happened that I couldn’t move my jaws anymore.” His dedication to the sport takes him across the globe, challenging himself and others with increasingly spicy peppers.

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