Iranians make world´s largest ostrich sandwich

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Source: CCTV.com | 10-18-2008 09:45

A team of chefs in Iran have smashed a world record by creating an ostrich sandwich stretching 1,500 meters. The feat was officially registered by Guinness World Records and surpasses the previous record set in Italy by over a hundred meters.

A team of chefs in Iran have smashed a world record by  creating an ostrich sandwich stretching 1,500 meters.

The culinary team started at dawn on Friday in a park in Tehran to make the one-thousand kilogram meat sandwich. It was then displayed at the Second International Food Health Festival.

Once the new record had been officially recorded, the sandwich was cut up and the audience was invited to tuck in. The event was designed to promote healthier eating as ostrich meat is low in fat and high in protein and iron.

Iran is the world's third largest breeder and producer of ostrich meat, after South Africa and China.