Friday, September 12, 2014

 Largest single serving of french fries: Grand Forks breaks Guinness World Records' record (VIDEO)

GRAND FORKS, N.D., USA -- The attempt to set the world record for the largest single serving of french fries has become an annual event; it's held each year during Potato Bowl week to honor the spud industry in the Red River Valley; this year, participants gobbled down 5,130 pounds of fries, setting the new world record for the Largest single serving of french fries, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/ .

  Photo: The event dubbed the "World's Largest French Fry Feed" is held during the annual Potato Bowl week, which celebrates the potato industry in the Red River Valley. Some 5,130 pounds of fries were served on Thursday, breaking the 2011 record by 120 pounds. About 10,000 people chowed down. The J.R. Simplot Co., which has a fry plant in Grand Forks, supplies the spuds, condiments and volunteers. ( enlarge photo )

The Guinness World Records' record for the largest stir-fry weighed 1,818.91 kg (4,010 lb) and was achieved by the University of Massachusetts Dining Services in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the most people tossing skillets simultaneously; it was set by 266 residents of Brooks County at an event organized by the Destination Brooks, Quitman, Georgia, USA.

The attempt to set the world record for the largest single serving of french fries has become an annual event.

  It's held each year during Potato Bowl week to honor the spud industry in the Red River Valley.

   KNOX radio reports that 5,130 pounds of fries were served, breaking the 2011 record by 120 pounds.

  About 10,000 people chowed down.

   The J.R. Simplot Co. , which has a fry plant in Grand Forks, supplies the spuds, condiments and volunteers.

  The previous world record of 5,010 pounds was set in 2011.

   The Red River Valley is the largest producer of red potatoes in the U-S.