Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Biggest ‘batchoy’ bowl aims for Guinness spot, draws thousands of people in Iloilo City

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 23 (PNA) – Vying for a place at the Guinness Book of World Records and the world’s culinary map, the biggest bowl of the Filipino favorite La Paz Batchoy was served today at the hot soup’s home in this southern city.

The stainless steel bowl was filled with 3,500 liters of soup stock made of meat, innards, pork liver and spices. A total of 100 kilos of “miki” noodles completed the soup served to 300 school children and more than 1,000 adults who witnessed the unique entry of this city’s native food to the world record.

The event was sponsored by Deco’s La Paz Batchoy, Iloilo Convention and Visitors Bureau (ICVB) and the city government here as a major side feat of the Dinagyang Festival celebration.

City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, Vice Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, Edgar Sia II of ICVB and Lee Chuan of the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI), led the ribbon cutting in unveiling the biggest bowl of batchoy measuring two meters in diameter and 1 meter in height. read more...

1 comment:

  1. All that Cholesterol! Hahahahaha! That would be great with puto!

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