Robert Bandanza
October 24th, 2009, 06:33 AM
24/10/2009 Lebanon is set on Saturday to set a new world record and mark a new victory on Israel by preparing a two-ton plate of Humus (Chick-pea), thus beating an Israeli record two years ago when the zionist entity prepared an 800kg plate of this pure Lebanese appetizer.
On Sunday, a gigantic plate of another main Lebanese dish, Tabboule, will be prepared with a total weight of 3000kg.
The Kuwaiti daily Al Rai quoted the head of the Lebanese Food Production Association, Georges Nassrawi, that the aim of the festival was not to break the Israeli world record, but to confront Israel’s endeavor to steel this Lebanese product from its rightful owners, knowing that Humus is a traditional Lebanese dish and that Lebanon had pioneered canning and exporting this product to the world.
Nassrawi added that Lebanon was working on registering Humus at the European Union by presenting a full dossier with information that document when the first ever Humus plate was made in Lebanon, when it was first canned and how it was named Humus Bithini (thick sauce made of sesame oil). He added that the goal was to regain the real identity of Humus and stop Israel from exploiting it for its benefit.
Nassrawi pointed that 250 chefs from the Kafaat Institute will take part in this event and that they will be supervised by prominent Lebanese chef Ramzi Chouairi who will see that all requirements will be fulfilled to enter the Guinness book of world records.
http://www.almanar.com.lb/newssite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=108333&language=en
On Sunday, a gigantic plate of another main Lebanese dish, Tabboule, will be prepared with a total weight of 3000kg.
The Kuwaiti daily Al Rai quoted the head of the Lebanese Food Production Association, Georges Nassrawi, that the aim of the festival was not to break the Israeli world record, but to confront Israel’s endeavor to steel this Lebanese product from its rightful owners, knowing that Humus is a traditional Lebanese dish and that Lebanon had pioneered canning and exporting this product to the world.
Nassrawi added that Lebanon was working on registering Humus at the European Union by presenting a full dossier with information that document when the first ever Humus plate was made in Lebanon, when it was first canned and how it was named Humus Bithini (thick sauce made of sesame oil). He added that the goal was to regain the real identity of Humus and stop Israel from exploiting it for its benefit.
Nassrawi pointed that 250 chefs from the Kafaat Institute will take part in this event and that they will be supervised by prominent Lebanese chef Ramzi Chouairi who will see that all requirements will be fulfilled to enter the Guinness book of world records.
http://www.almanar.com.lb/newssite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=108333&language=en