Worlds Largest Barbecue World Record
Surpassing anything remotely close to your typical Hungry Man’s Meal, ravenous participants in Paraguay have broken the Guinness World Record for the largest one day open-air barbecue.
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More than 30,000 people grilled their way into history on October 26th to devour 61,600 pounds (28,000 kilos) of meat over the course of 6 hours to create the world’s largest barbecue in the Mariano Roque Alonso township located on the outskirts of Asuncion.
To set a Guinness World Record, the entire bovine should be eaten in less than 8 hours. Bloated participants made short work of the feat in record timing, consuming an average of more than 2 pounds per person.
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A volunteer prepares a chunk of beef for the barbecue. Photo Reuters
Volunteer barbecue masters built fires covering a massive area 197 feet (60 meters) wide by 328 feet (100 meters) long, about the size of a football field.
Known locally as “Todo bicho que camina va al asador,” the event name translates into English as “Every critter walking goes to the barbecue.”
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Beef cattle are a mainstay of Paraguay’s economy, but the barbecue was held in solidarity for women victims of mistreatment and children who suffer from leukemia, with funds raised from the $3 entrance fee.
“All of the food that was there was eaten. It’s the largest quantity of meat that has been eaten at one event held on one day.” said the judge, Ralph Hannah.
“It’s an official record, a Guinness World Record, and Paraguay will be in the next edition.” he added.
In achieving the ‘Largest Barbecue in the World,’ the Paraguayan town shatters the previous record, an 8-hour eat-a-thon of 21,700 kilos that took place in Philadelphia in 1996.
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Paraguay Sets Barbecue World Record
Source: MSN
Hah! That explains why we could smell cooking last Sunday! We thought perhaps the Pavlovian salivation response was due to some neighbour’s braai (= barbecue). Amazing story and pics.
Thanks, Rob
Hehehe, glad you enjoyed it Robin
There’s something about the smell of a distant barbecue, especially when you’re hungry. But something tells me that the odors given off from something of this magnitude wouldn’t be quite the same
when you are hungry everything smells good.
what the… that is the coolest thing in the world, i’d bring my guinness beer to celebrate with them in their triumph of having been included in the records… cheers!
This story is amazing! I wish I couldv’e gone. It’s a goal of mine to take a road trip to some place that has a cook-off contest of some sort. Like best barbeque or chille or pie or anything like that. Great post and pictures! -M
I wonder how many flies were around for the world record contest!
let me get one
how many people join that big party,
in my place, there’s a new record “the longest noodle” 1000 meters un-broken noodle.
Is all these birds and animals are fried for food to the man. What a hilarious situation is it.