Fire eating

"Fire eater" redirects here. For other uses, see Fire eater (disambiguation).
Fire eating trick
Brian Brushwood performing fire eating tricks.
A fire eating trick performed at a bar in New York City
A set of simple cast iron fire eating torches
Video of fire eating.

Fire eating is the act of putting a flaming object into the mouth and extinguishing it. A fire eater can be an entertainer, a street performer, part of a sideshow or a circus act but has also been part of spiritual tradition in India.