What are some of the most bizarre food-related world records, and how were they achieved?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

There are some really bizarre food-related world records out there, and it's amazing what people will do to get their name in the record books. Here are just a few of the most bizarre food-related world records:

  • The largest serving of mashed potatoes: In 2012, the University of Maine made the largest serving of mashed potatoes weighing in at 2,490 pounds. The potatoes were made with 705 pounds of butter and 485 gallons of milk.
  • The fastest time to eat a 12-inch pizza: In 2015, Peter Czerwinski ate a 12-inch pizza in just 23.62 seconds.
  • The most hamburgers eaten in three minutes: In 2014, Takeru Kobayashi ate 12 hamburgers in three minutes.
  • The most ghost peppers eaten in two minutes: In 2014, Kevin Strahle ate 246 grams of ghost peppers in two minutes.
  • The largest sushi mosaic: In 2015, a group of people made the largest sushi mosaic in the world, which measured 37 feet by 29 feet and contained over 20,000 pieces of sushi.