Meet the “Chili King”, the man who eats 2.5kg of chili daily

Li Yongzhi's addiction for chili started 10 years ago

Li Yongzhi has been nicknamed the “Chili King” by members of his community for eating an average of 2.5kg chilies every day. He is reported to love the fruit so much that he grows eight different varieties in his own back yard in Zhengzhou, China. Li Yongzhi has become a local hero for his amazing addiction to the red-hot peppers.
His strange habit formed when he was a youngster when he says he could go without meat or eggs but could not do without spiciness.
"In the morning, other people always brush their teeth, but the first thing I do is eat chili and rinse my mouth with that," reports Shanghaiist.
"If the food has no spiciness then it has no taste."

He eats his daily quota like snacks throughout the day. At one point it was all he ate. Recalling the time his son was struck by a truck 10 years ago he said: "At that time, I would eat two bowls of chili peppers, drink some water, and then go right back to the hospital."

And he says his strange eating habits are not down to having any super human powers.
"I just like to eat them, so I eat them.
"The hospital checked and they said that I am no different from anyone else."

Source: Mirror