Wednesday, March 16, 2011

 Longest handmade noodle: China sets new world record

Weishan county, China -- Thousands of participants under the supervision of Chef Su, gathered at a square in Weishan county of Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province, made a 1,704-meter-long stretch of noodle within 25 minutes - setting the new world record for the Longest handmade noodle .

  Photo: The World's Longest Handmade Noodle.
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  The previous Guinness world record for the Longest noodlemeasured 548.7 m (1,800 ft 2 in) in length and 3.3 mm in diameter, and was made by Hiroshi Kuroda in Nasu, Tochigi, Japan.

Guinness World Records also recognized the longest rice noodle, which measured 548.7 m (1,800 ft 2 in) and was made by Council for Hakka Affairs Executive Yuan (Taiwan).

  According to Guinness World Records, the longest line of bowls of noodlesconsisted of 1,181 noodle bowls and measured 191 m (626 ft 7 in). It was achieved by Coca-Cola (Thailand) Limited at Parc Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand.

  The World's Longest handmade noodle was displayed during a noodle-making activity at a square in Weishan county of Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province, reports the China Daily.
  A total of 15 kilograms of flour and 2.5 kilograms of oil were used in the creation of the Longest Noodle In The World .

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  The production took place under the supervision of a chef, surnamed Su, and thousands of participants dressed in traditional outfits, got their hands dirty to beat the previous Guinness World record.

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 Wednesday, March 16, 2011