These are the gut-busting food challenges you can try...

Everything is bigger in Texas and food challenges apparently aren't any different.

When looking exclusively at the Houston food challenge market, gluttonous eaters have a wide variety of choices, from super-stacked sandwiches and burgers to massive pho bowls and fiery crawfish that'll definitely make you sweat.

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Also, expanding the search out to the rest of the Lone State State only expands a person's possibilities for food challenges.

Do you think you have what it takes to devour a 12-pound pizza, or finish a 72-ounce steak? Then there are places throughout Texas to try. Go through the photos in the gallery above to plan what challenge you're going to tackle first.

If we've missed your favorite food challenge in Houston or around Texas, let us know in the comments.

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