02/05/2026
PASTA MISTA CHALLENGE 🔥
At Sofia's in Camberwell, Melbourne
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⏳ Time Limit ~ 20 Minutes ⚖️ Weight ~ 3kg
🥇 Record — 7:46 💰 Cost ~ $55.90
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A family-run Italian spot that’s been doing things properly for 55 years — known for quality, tradition, and seriously good food. Although this challenge is going to prove to be different.
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INGREDIENTS:
🍝 Tagliatelle Avocado (mushroom, cheese, avocado, napoli sauce & cream)
🌿 Spaghetti Pesto (pesto, pine nuts, parsley & cream)
🍅 Spaghetti Napoletana (napoli sauce)
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PRIZES:
🏆 Meal Free if completed under 20 minutes
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RESULTS:
🥇 Finished in 8:42 — becoming the second person to ever complete this challenge. The current record holder and the one who originally opened the challenge is JWebby Can Eat — an absolute machine, so you know this isn’t your average challenge.
There’s no cooling this down with the way it’s piled — it just holds the heat. You can literally see the steam pouring off it. I let it cool at the start, didn’t matter. Still brutal. Burnt my mouth that bad I couldn’t taste anything for days, full blisters, but kept pushing through it.
So it wasn’t just 3kg of pasta, it was 3kg of pasta and a heat challenge at the same time. Water stayed within arm’s reach the whole way just to get through it. Not the most enjoyable challenge, but I got the job done.
What was enjoyable, though, was stepping up to one that’s been shutting people down and actually finishing it.
If you don’t want to take on the challenge, it’s also available as a share-style menu item — same dishes, just enjoyed the way it’s meant to be, without the pressure of the clock and heat.
until my next feast.
