Location: Lincoln, NE
Prague, Nebraska is commonly known as the home of the world's largest kolache. On September 2, Lincoln, Nebraska came be known as the home of the GoldenPalace.net World Kolache Eating Championship.
"What is a kolache?" you might ask. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia provides the answer:
A kolache (also spelled kolace, kolach, or kolacky, from the Czech plural koláèe) is a type of pastry consisting of fillings ranging from fruits to cheeses inside a bread roll. Originally only a sweet dessert from Central Europe, they have become popular in parts of the United States.
It was the sweet chosen to represent the Czech Republic in the Café Europe initiative of the Austrian presidency of the European Union, on Europe Day 2006.
Pat Bertoletti ate 44 Kolaches in 8 minutes for the win. Oregon's Erbivore, Jason Erb, ate 24 for 2nd and Frank Fraggle Wach took 3rd with 22.