Cooks in Feltre, Italy, potted the title
after taking an entire day to prepare and serve up the World's
Largest Polenta made of ground cornmeal.
"It is a simple, peasant dish but
delicious," said one of the cooks.
Polenta is a dish made from boiled cornmeal.
The word "polenta" is borrowed into English from Italian.
The previous Guinness world
record for The Largest Polenta was set on Sunday, 2 August,
2009, in Tiarno di Sotto, a small village in a valley near
Trento, Italy, with a 2,269 lb (1,029.6 kg) polenta made of
potato.
The World's
Largest Polenta was cooked in Feltre, BL, Italy, by
the following Italian Chefs: Eugenio Garlet, Bortolas
Rudi, De Basttiani Renzo, Corte Nereo, Dalla Rosa
Emilio, Colet Elia, Andrighetti Roberto,
De Giradi Maurizio and Davide Speranza.
The world record event was organized
by: Gruppo
Diciamo La Nostra, Feltre, (BL) and Cooperativa Agricola la Fiorita Cesiomaggiore
(BL).
The World's
Largest Polenta was verified and certified by the
Public Notary Andrea Zamberlan.
The World's
Largest Polenta was sponsored by: Pizzeria "La Caliera", Lamen (BL);
Cooperativa Agricola la Fiorita Cesiomaggiore
(BL); Edil Feltre s.r.l.- tutto per l'edilizia
and Trafilerie Feltrine s.r.l, Fonzaso
(BL).
