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WORLD / Odd News
Venezuela claims big soup record
(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-09-17 17:21
Caracas - Venezuelan officials claimed a world record Saturday for making
the largest pot of soup, a giant cauldron of stew prepared by?the
government.
Government workers stand on a platform as they stir a soup in Caracas,
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007. [AP]?
The stainless steel cooking pot, set up outdoors in downtown Caracas,
contained about 3,960 gallons of "sancocho" stew, Food Minister Rafael
Oropeza said. That would dwarf the current record-holder listed on the
Guinness World Records website, a pot of 1,413 gallons of spicy soup
prepared in Durango, Mexico, in July.
Oropeza called it "Bolivarian stew"?-- a play on the name of Chavez's
socialist movement, named in honor of South American independence hero
Simon Bolivar. He said it was enough to feed 60,000 to 70,000 people.
Workers stood on raised platforms stirring the soup with poles, and then
dished out servings to?the crowd.
It contained 6,600 pounds of chicken, 4,400 pounds of beef and tons of
vegetables.
Addressing reporters next to the pot, Oropeza said the government is
solving supply problems that have made it difficult for Venezuelans to
find staples like milk and eggs in recent months. He said the state-run
market had ample reserves of all products.
With price controls in place, rising demand has outstripped domestic
production of some foods, prompting an increase in imports. Oropeza said
the only product that remains in short supply is milk, a situation he
blamed on a "world problem" of unusual cold snaps and dry spells hurting
milk production.
As for the soup, he introduced a representative of Guinness World Records
who he said was on hand to certify the record.
The 5,413-gallon pot was about three-quarters full.
"We didn't add more for security reasons," Oropeza said. "There's plenty
for second helpings."
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