Love cannoli? See how many you can eat at Mambo Italiano's cannoli-eating contest

You've heard of pie-eating, hot dog-eating and maybe even pizza-eating contests, but cannoli?

At Mambo Italiano in Colts Neck, yes!

The Italian sandwich shop and cafe will host a cannoli-eating contest at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13. Competitors will see how many of the pastries they can eat in two minutes.

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Anthony Bruno, who owns Mambo Italiano with Stefany Amedrano, opened the store after moving from Brooklyn to New Jersey and missing the food-shopping experience he was used to, especially delicatessens and bakeries. The pair converted a former Subway into a cafe and market, serving focaccia sandwiches and Sicilian specialties like rice balls and fried chickpea fritters.

They import their cannoli filling from Sicily, and the cannoli are filled in-house.

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The winner of the cannoli-eating contest will receive a $125 Mambo Italiano gift certificate. Second place will win a $50 gift certificate.

To enter, visit Mambo Italiano's Instagram page.

Go: 340 Route 34, Colts Neck; 732-252-5992, mamboitalianonj.com.

Sarah Griesemer joined the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey in 2003 and has been writing all things food since 2014. Send restaurant tips to [email protected], follow on Instagram at Jersey Shore Eats and subscribe to our Jersey Shore Eats newsletter.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Mambo Italiano in Colts Neck NJ to host cannoli-eating contest