Fun with Food
RECORDMANIA
TALLEST
MARZIPAN
STRUCTURE
To commemorate the
400th anniversary
of the death of
author Miguel de
Cervantes (ESP),
the city of Toledo in
Spain manufactured
a marzipan statue
of his legendary
comic hero Don
Quixote. Unveiled
on 23 Apr 2016, the
statue measured
3.59 m (11 ft 9 in). It
took 300 hr to make,
and used 770 lb
(349 kg) of almonds.Never take on a bird in a chili-eating contest: only mammals
feel the fiery heat of peppers such as the Carolina Reaper.MOST CAROLINA
REAPER CHILIS
E ATEN IN
ONE MINUTE
On 13 Nov 2016,
Gregory Foster (USA)
ate 120 g (4.23 oz)
of Carolina Reaper
chilis. Foster was one
of nine contestants
in an event organized
by PuckerButt
Pepper Company
at the Arizona Hot
Sauce Expo in Tempe,
Arizona, USA.Largest dirt cake
On 31 Jul 2016, the Bangalore Baking Buddies
(IND) made a dirt cake weighing 1,078 kg
(2,376 lb 9.33 oz) at the Park hotel in Bangalore,
Karnataka, India. It took more than 10 hr to
make and included 550 kg (1,212 lb) of crushed
cookies. It was later distributed to local schools.Largest hamburger
Black Bear Casino Resort (USA) made
a 2,014‑lb (913.54‑kg) hamburger
in Carlton, Minnesota, USA,
on 2 Sep 2012. Its topping
included 52 lb 8 oz
(23.81 kg) of tomatoes,
50 lb (22.68 kg)
of lettuce, 60 lb
(27.22 kg) of onions,
40 lb (18.14 kg) of
cheese and 16 lb
8 oz (7.48 kg)
of bacon.Largest serving of beshbarmak
A dish of chopped meat and noodles, beshbarmak
means “five fingers” (it would traditionally
be eaten by hand). On 6 Jul 2015, the Kazakh
Geographic Society (KAZ) made a beshbarmak
weighing 736.5 kg (1,623 lb 11.27 oz) – heavier
than a dromedary – in Astana, Kazakhstan.Largest burrito
On 3 Nov 2010, CANIRAC La Paz created a burrito
weighing 5,799.44 kg (12,785 lb 9 oz) in La Paz,
Baja California Sur, Mexico. Filled with fish, onion
and refried beans, it was made from a single
flour tortilla that weighed more than 2,000 kg
(4,409 lb) and measured 2.4 km (1.49 mi) long.Largest commercially available pizza
”The Giant Sicilian” has an area of 20 sq ft
(1.87 m^2 ) and is sold at Big Mama’s and Papa’s
Pizzeria in Los Angeles, California, USA. It can
be made with any topping, and is delivered in
its own giant‑sized box.Apple sauce:
1,163 g (2 lb 9 oz)
André Ortolf (DEU),
7 Oct 2016Baby food:
590 g
(20.81 oz)
Abdulrahman
Abood
Eid (KWT),
Gyoza dumplings: 10 16 Mar^2013
Pete Czerwinski (CAN), 16 May 2016Marshmallows: 25
Anthony Falzon (MLT), 25 Mar 2013Sponge cakes: 16
Patrick Bertoletti (USA),
26 Jun 2013MOST CANDLES ON A CAKE
On 27 Aug 2016, Ashrita Furman and the Sri
Chinmoy Centre (both USA) decorated a cake
with 72,585 candles in New York City, USA.
The cake was in honour of meditation teacher
Sri Chinmoy, on what would have been his
85th birthday. It topped the previous mark of
50,151 candles, set by Mike’s Hard Lemonade in
Los Angeles, California, USA, on 13 Apr 2016.MOST EATEN IN ONE MINUTE...
TALLEST
PANCAKE STACK
Center Parcs
Sherwood Forest
(UK) put together a
101.8‑cm‑tall (3‑ft
4 ‑in) pancake stack
in Rufford, Newark,
UK, on 8 Feb 2016.
The pile comprised
213 pancakes, which
were made and
stacked by James
Haywood and Dave
Nicholls (both UK).MOST SAUSAGES
PRODUCED IN
ONE MINUTE
On 20 Jul 2016, Tim
Brown (UK) produced
60 sausages in 60 sec
in Moodiesburn, North
Lanarkshire, UK. Family
butcher Brown teamed
up with sausage‑casing
producer Devro to take
a tilt at the record,
which had previously
stood at 44. Witnesses
of the attempt
described Brown’s
sausages as “delicious”.MOST HAMBURGERS
EATEN IN 3 MINUTES
Competitive eater
Takeru Kobayashi (JPN)
munched his way
through 12 hamburgers
in 3 min on the set of
Lo Show dei Record
in Milan, Italy, on
11 Jul 2014. Each meat
patty weighed 113 g
(4 oz), pre‑cooked,
while the bun
weighed in at
50 g (1.76 oz).
Takeru’s other
feats include
the most hot
dogs eaten in
three minutes –
six, on 25 Aug 2009 –
and the most meatballs
eaten in one minute- 29, on 8 Mar 2010.
Take r u’s
trademark move is
the “Kobayashi shake”.
He wriggles while eating
to settle the food
in his gut.