Tuesday, October 15, 2013

  Largest variety of fresh pan-fried Schnitzel: Lougheed Hotel breaks Guinness world record

LOUGHEED, AB, Canada -- Micha Hentschel, owner of the Lougheed Hotel Restaurant "Haus Falkenstein" in Lougheed, Alberta, Canada, was not even aware that he has almost twice as many Schnitzel varieties on his menu than the Guinness World Records' record holder in Germany; the record holder is having about 180 different varieties and Micha has already 347 different Schnitzel, setting the new world record for the Largest variety of fresh pan-fried Schnitzel, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/ .

  Photo: Micha Hentschel with 5 different fresh panfried Schnitzel, Jägerschnitzel, Jägercreamschnitzel, Prairieschnitzel, Farmerschnitzel and Dayslandschnitzel. Photo: Silke Hentschel
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The Guinness World Records' record for the largest schnitzel weighed 550 kg (1212.54 lbs) and was prepared by Martin Liebscher (Germany) in Rosbach von der Höhe, Germany, 19 May 2011.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the longest schnitzel; it measured 96.7 m (317 ft 3 in) and was produced by Landgasthof Jossgrund (Germany) in Sinntal-Jossa, Germany, on 5 July 2009. The schnitzel was 12 cm (4.7 in) wide. It was roasted in one piece.

  Micha says that his daughter Hjordis was visting Germany in August this year and she checked it out.

  The Guinness World Records' record holder is having about 180 different varieties. Well, Micha has already 347 different Schnitzel which is a new world record.

  Link: 
World Record Schnitzel list from A-Z (PDF)

  "We were thinking to get the world record to Lougheed, Alberta to point out that there is more in the prairies than grain, cows and coyotes and that everybody – no matter where located - can set a world record with the right idea. Our clients are impressed and amazed about the idea of getting the world record to Lougheed, says Micha Hentschel, owner of the Lougheed Hotel Restaurant "Haus Falkenstein" in Lougheed, Alberta, Canada.

  "My personal favorite is the green peppercorn cream Schnitzel and our TOP bestseller is the traditional Jägerschnitzel with a homemade mushroom-bacon sauce.

   "For us it is not very difficult to make the Schnitzel, it is a kind of difficult to get the right ingredients. So we import all our spices from Germany to make it as authentic as possible. We import also the Chanterelles and the Green Peppercorns because they are not available in Alberta. White asparagus is a special order as well.

Photo: Micha Hentschel holding 2 plates with a Tenerifeschnitzel and a Baconschnitzel. Photo made by Silke Hentschel  
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   "We are proud that we have always fresh Schnitzel and all our sauces are made from scratch. This is the reason why we can have such a variety of different Schnitzel because people are coming from everywhere to eat the fresh made Schnitzel in our restaurant.

  "We are proud that people are driving hours to get here. A trip from Calgary to Lougheed and back is a 7 hours ride just for eating fresh Schnitzel in Lougheed… "