Beirut, 24-25 October 2009- Lebanon successfully made three entries into Guinness World Records for the largest ceramic plate, the largest serving of hummus and the largest tabbouleh plate. The event took place at Saifi Market in Downtown Beirut on 24 and 25 of October 2009 and also included various other entertaining activities.

250 Lebanese chefs from Kafaat catering school led by the famous Chef Ramzy in collaboration with the Association of Lebanese Industrialists came together on two consecutive days to break both records.

The first attempt for the largest hummus dish which was on 24 October 2009 reached an incredible 2056 kilograms, shattering the previous record of 362.8 kilograms set in New York in 2006. The recipe included 1,300 kg of chickpeas, 300lts of fresh lemon juice, and 400 kg of tahini, 13 kg garlic paste, 25 kg of salt and 125 kg of olive oil.

The tabbouleh record came only a day after Lebanon broke a Guinness World Records for the largest serving of hummus. The tabbouleh dish weighed in at an even more astonishing 3557 kilograms, which surpasses Israel’s previous record of 2359 kilograms.

The dish took a total of 6 hours to prepare and assemble and was prepared by 250 chefs from the Kafaat catering school.

Both dishes were prepared in the world’s largest ceramic plate designed by Lebanese engineer Joe Kabalan which weighed 2870 kg , measured 5.8 m in diameter and was designed to hold over 4 tons.

Guinness World Records™ adjudicator Talal Omar was on hand to authenticate the record. Mr Omar presented the certificates to Mr Fadi Abboud, the chairman of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists.