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Q: In the new season of Glutton for Punishment, you entered a stinging nettle eating competition in England , why the hell were you eating nettles? A: Very good question, I didn't have a choice because I entered the competition.

SINGAPORE: When he is not trying to survive only on Guinness stout for a week in Ireland or challenging champion oyster shuckers in the United States for his latest television show "Glutton for Punishment" quirky celebrity chef Bob Blumer likes to taste the local flavours of the places he visits in his travels.

Bob Blumer, left, with David Frerichs. David and Barbara Frerichs of Frerichs Farm in Warren were hosts last week for the crew of the Food Network show "Glutton for Punishment" and its host Bob Blumer.

Bob Blumer, host of "Glutton for Punishment" on Food Network Canada, is shown in a handout photo.

With his penchant for gourmet fries and his aversion towards any dish topped with hundred-dollar truffles, Bob Blumer is a wunderkind.

Lucinda Hart-Gonzalez of Paradise Gardens & Farm is shown with the 40 goats that welcomed Food Network personality Bob Blumer to the area last week.

A boom microphone above her head and camera lens inches from her nose, Corrie Small talked of the proper way to milk a goat.

Bob Blumer, host and co-creator of the Food Network show 'Glutton for Punishment,' gets to know the goat he is about to milk for the contest at the Mason-Dixon Fair in Peach Bottom Township on Friday.

Call it a matchup of udder masters. Professional goat-milkers will compete for a trophy Friday at the Mason-Dixon Fair in Peach Bottom Township.