The Independence Day in America summons thoughts of rebellion, of freedom, of commemoration.

To some, it also summons thoughts of hot dogs, consumed by the dozens in a short time in

the new-day sun of Kony Island, New York.

The annual July 4th hot dog eating contest has just been memorialized in a new ESPN film's

documentary called The Good, The Bad, The Hungry.

Its most compelling character is Takeru Kobayashi, the Japanese man who revolutionized competitive eating.

So we thought it was a good time to dust off this 2014 episode in which Koby tells us how he did it,

and explains how eating as much as you can in a short time is in fact the opposite of gluttony.

It's called a better way to eat. Hope you enjoy it.

Koby, can you just like count to 10 in your microphone?

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Maggie, do the same or say anything you want. He just needs to get a level.

Just keep talking about it.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

I'd like you to meet Takeru Kobayashi, known as Koby and his translator, Maggie James.

I was asking Koby about his favorite foods.

Yoga to tofu,かな?

Yoga to tofu.

What kind of tofu?

Yeah, ano ne, it's a very soft tofu.

Soft tofu.

What's your favorite kind of steak?

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