For many people, ordering a dozen raw oysters is enough for a meal.
At Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile, Alabama, the biggest challenge is seeing just how many you can eat in 60 minutes.
The restaurant’s oyster-eating content has become one of Alabama’s most unusual culinary traditions, inviting diners to test their limits against house records that remained untouched more than a decade after they were set.
Only in Your State highlights Alabama’s famous oyster challenge
Only in Your State recently featured Wintzell’s Oyster House and its legendary oyster challenge, bringing renewed attention to the Mobile restaurant’s decades-old tradition.
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Rather than asking participants to finish a predetermined number of oysters, the challenge is simple: eat as many raw oysters as possible within one hour. Competitors are trying to surpass the standing restaurant records, making every attempt a shot at history.
How many oysters is the Wintzell’s record?
Contestants have 60 minutes to consume raw oysters served at Wintzell’s original Mobile location. Every oyster is prepared at the restaurant, and the objective is to eat more than anyone before you…