Toxic Toadburger competition

The Worst Meal I've Ever Eaten competition

We asked you to tell us if you'd had a particularly unpleasant meal in less than 100 words, and promised to put our favourite five stories up on this site for everyone to enjoy. Here they are:

The worst thing I have ever eaten is a burger, but it was not a normal burger. It was a special burger, as I found out when I had a bite. The bun was soaked in slimy grease, and it slid down my throat like milkshake. The burger was as dry as cardboard. The bun was really soggy. It was like eating boiled cabbage. I discovered what my brother had put in it: chicken, lamb, gravy, mayonnaise and ketchup...Luckily I saw the bee he had also added to it, otherwise that would have slid down my throat too...
Jamie (14)

The most disgusting thing I have ever eaten
Is round and looks like its been beaten.

Once on your plate it squirms around,
Once on your fork it makes a squishy sound.

Once in your mouth it starts to froth,
On its journey down your throat it makes you cough.

Once in your stomach.
Well I couldn't say that much,
As it just comes out all green and slimy,
I would say the way it went in but a bit more appetising.
Jazmin (11)

I can't remember what it was called, but I can remember what it tasted like. I was on holiday in Gran Canaria, and my Mum ordered it for me as I was busy in a shop. She thought I would like it. The order came, and everyone had normal stuff, like my Dad had chips. I ate my unusual dish and was immediately sick all over the floor. It was disgusting. I wanted to rip out my tongue. At first it didn't look that bad, then I saw it was ALIVE!!!
Gary (14)

I remember being really scared of one dinner lady who was a battleaxe and insisted that you shouldn't waste food. After getting through my main course I put the pudding bowl in front of me and grimaced. The slop was supposed to be semolina pudding with a swirl of rosehip syrup. Getting it down wasn't too bad but for some reason it decided to come back up. I filled the pudding bowl back up with sick and it didn't look much different second time around. In a moment of madness and with the dinner lady approaching, I picked up the spoon and forced the cold sloppy mixture back into my mouth.
Jack (11)

The worst meal I have ever eaten is octopus because it was white and really gungy. It was so horrible I was going to be sick. All I was thinking about was those octopus eyes, chewing through the fat - it was really gruesome. All I can remember is taking the first bite...it was so soft and soggy I still can't believe I ate it.
Lauren (14)

Thank you to everyone who entered (it was very difficult to choose just five of your awful stories!) Everyone mentioned above will be sent a signed copy of Ian Hills' brilliant book, The Toxic Toadburger Conspiracy.

What they won...

Toxic Toadburger cover

The Toxic Toadburger Conspiracy
Ian Hills
Wizard Books
ISBN 1840465646
www.toxictoad.co.uk

Imagine a time when the usual sources of meat are running out, and a diet containing too many fruit and vegetables is blamed for bad behaviour in children!

Enter Gut Bucket Holdings (or GBH), who seem to have the perfect solution in their revolutionary range of triple-tiered toadburgers with lime green tadpole dressing - soon the most popular item on the menu.

As speed-eating becomes the coolest and most popular craze, 14-year-old Eddy Tumble comes into his own with his amazing ability to make a 'fat lad' quarter-pounder disappear in under forty seconds. His fame is short-lived, however, as a choking fit finishes him off only weeks later.

Luckily, the Interferons - purple penguins unable to resist the urge to meddle in the affairs of planet Earth - are on hand to bring Eddy back to life (admittedly, mostly for their own reasons.) Can Eddy defeat the mighty Marcellus Guzzle, owner of GBH, and his gruesome supporters?

This great adventure story tackles serious issues such as childhood obesity in a humorous way.