The 16th annual Sweet Corn Fiesta was held Sunday, April 24 in Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds. There were amateur corn shucking and corn eating contests for all ages, but the main event was the Major League Eating & International Federation of Competitive Eaters Sweet Corn Eating Contest. Yasir Salem ate 47 ears of Florida sweet corn in 12 minutes to best the previous record of 46, held by Joe LaRue. The day also included music, rides, crafts, pony rides and more for the kids, and plenty of sweet corn for eating and taking home. The annual fiesta is an event of the Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau, co-produced by the South Florida Fair and presented by the Sunshine Sweet Corn Farmers of Florida.
