John Weeks brought his hamburger recipe from Chicago to Corinth in 1917. Weeks had local butchers grind his hamburger meat to specification, asking them to include potato flakes and flour. These small hamburgers were originally called Weeksburgers. Sometime before 1950, soy grits replaced the potato and flour and has remained the primary extender. According to town legend the term "slugburger" comes from the slang term for a metal disk the size of a nickel that would work in vending machines.[1][2]
At one time, five of the Weeks brothers were selling Weeksburgers in the south end of Corinth. As well as running twelve other hamburger stands, one of the brothers ran stands out of old trolley cars after the Second World War, including one in Booneville.
Each year the citizens of Corinth as well as those who travel from miles around descend on the town to pay tribute to this local culinary specialty at the annual Slugburger Festival. The festival is held in downtown Corinth for three weekend evenings during July and run by Main Street Corinth. There is entertainment at Train Depot and a carnival by Trailhead Park plus the World Slugburger Eating Championship.
TripAdvisor.com considers the festival one of the “wackiest” Summer events along with The Great Texas Mosquito Festival, Michigan's Humongous Fungus festival and the Hollerin’ Contest.[4] As a part of the entertainment, the festival holds a singing contest, Slug Idol, featuring contestants from surrounding counties in Tennessee and Mississippi.
The Slugburger Festival was started in 1988. In 2012, the first World Slugburger Eating Championship was held at the Festival, and the winners have come exclusively from Northern California, as professional Major League Eating eaters have dominated. Matt Stonie from San Jose, California won the first three, the last of which in 2014 he set the world record with 43 slugburgers eaten in 10 minutes, beating out Joey Chestnut in the field of 11. In 2015, Chestnut made amends just days after the eight-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest was defeated there by Stonie, who did not compete in Mississippi, by taking Stonie's crown in slugburgers with 33 eaten. He repeated the feat with 41 in 2016, after he had reclaimed the Nathan's title days earlier.
^Clark, JB (July 14, 2013). "Stonie defends Slugburger Festival title in eating contest". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
^Allen, Nancy B. (July 6, 2012). "Slugburger Festival". Live at 9. WREG. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
External links
Weeks' Diner
History of the Slugburger
Slugburger Festival Homepage
January 01, 1970
slugburger, slugburger, originally, weeksburger, traditional, southern, food, found, area, northeast, mississippi, particularly, corinth, albany, booneville, iuka, tishomingo, burnsville, west, tennessee, north, alabama, particularly, decatur, hartselle, athen. A slugburger originally Weeksburger is a traditional Southern food found in the area of Northeast Mississippi particularly Corinth New Albany Booneville Iuka Tishomingo Burnsville West Tennessee and north Alabama particularly Decatur Hartselle Athens Moulton and Cullman Consisting of a patty made from a mixture of beef or pork and an inexpensive meat extender such as soybeans it is deep fried in oil It is typically served on a bun with mustard pickles onion and in some places with a side of French fries or onion rings SlugburgerA slugburger with onion ringsCourseMainPlace of originUnited StatesRegion or stateSoutheastCreated byJohn WeeksMain ingredientsBeef or pork with an inexpensive meat extender such as soybeans Contents 1 History 2 Slugburger Festival 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistoryJohn Weeks brought his hamburger recipe from Chicago to Corinth in 1917 Weeks had local butchers grind his hamburger meat to specification asking them to include potato flakes and flour These small hamburgers were originally called Weeksburgers Sometime before 1950 soy grits replaced the potato and flour and has remained the primary extender According to town legend the term slugburger comes from the slang term for a metal disk the size of a nickel that would work in vending machines 1 2 At one time five of the Weeks brothers were selling Weeksburgers in the south end of Corinth As well as running twelve other hamburger stands one of the brothers ran stands out of old trolley cars after the Second World War including one in Booneville Slugburger FestivalWorld Slugburger Eating Championship 3 Year Winner Burgers Runner up 2012 Matt Stonie 30 Adrian Morgan 24 5 2013 31 Joey Chestnut 30 2014 43 Joey Chestnut 42 2015 Joey Chestnut 33 Juan Rodriguez 23 2016 41 Geoffrey Esper 32 World record set Each year the citizens of Corinth as well as those who travel from miles around descend on the town to pay tribute to this local culinary specialty at the annual Slugburger Festival The festival is held in downtown Corinth for three weekend evenings during July and run by Main Street Corinth There is entertainment at Train Depot and a carnival by Trailhead Park plus the World Slugburger Eating Championship TripAdvisor com considers the festival one of the wackiest Summer events along with The Great Texas Mosquito Festival Michigan s Humongous Fungus festival and the Hollerin Contest 4 As a part of the entertainment the festival holds a singing contest Slug Idol featuring contestants from surrounding counties in Tennessee and Mississippi The Slugburger Festival was started in 1988 In 2012 the first World Slugburger Eating Championship was held at the Festival and the winners have come exclusively from Northern California as professional Major League Eating eaters have dominated Matt Stonie from San Jose California won the first three the last of which in 2014 he set the world record with 43 slugburgers eaten in 10 minutes beating out Joey Chestnut in the field of 11 In 2015 Chestnut made amends just days after the eight time Nathan s Hot Dog Eating Contest was defeated there by Stonie who did not compete in Mississippi by taking Stonie s crown in slugburgers with 33 eaten He repeated the feat with 41 in 2016 after he had reclaimed the Nathan s title days earlier See alsoPortals nbsp Mississippi nbsp Food List of hamburgers Slider sandwichReferences Slugburger History of Slugburger Sandwich Corinth Mississippi CrossRoads Access Inc Corinth History Clark JB July 14 2013 Stonie defends Slugburger Festival title in eating contest Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Retrieved February 5 2015 Allen Nancy B July 6 2012 Slugburger Festival Live at 9 WREG Retrieved February 5 2015 External linksWeeks Diner History of the Slugburger Slugburger Festival Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slugburger amp oldid 1223923433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
