Most of us know Zermatt Neo as one of Singapore’s top competitive eaters and a familiar face on YouTube. But did you know that before becoming a full-time content creator, he was a personal trainer and dietitian. Oh, the irony.
The 38-year-old first stumbled into competitive eating after a dare from a gym buddy.
A lover of hawker and street food, Zermatt now creates content centred on supersized eating challenges and travel food adventures.
Over the years, he’s taken on mind-boggling portions, from 7.89kg of fried rice in 30 minutes to 21 bowls of beef noodles in 15 minutes. To keep to his lean 67kg frame, he works out six to seven days a week and follows 18- to 24-hour intermittent fasts.
Zermatt recently hopped onto Reddit for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on r/SingaporeEats, where he answered netizens’ burning questions on everything from his food challenges to his workout routines, and even his, um, post-challenge toilet situation.
For Zermatt, the toughest challenges aren’t always the biggest ones. Protein-heavy or processed foods like pizzas, hamburgers and steak are his real kryptonite.
He can polish off 8kg to 9kg for rice and noodles, but for extremely meaty items, 6kg to 7kg is his limit.
