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Local authorities and dozens of local business rolled up
their sleeves to prepare the mega sandwich in less than 4
minutes - known as "torta" in Mexico.
Hundreds of chefs put together thousands of pieces of bread,
lettuce, onion and tomato were mixed with hundreds of liters of
mayonnaise, mustard and spicy sauces for the local record. Each
section of the super torta had a different flavor cooked up by
local chefs.
Organized by local government in the Mexican capital, officials
hope the mammoth sandwich will give local businesses that
specialize in the Mexican torta an economic boost.
"What we want to do is to show people that the torta is very
important. It's important for our diet and we're bringing
together more than 100 (torta) businesses to break the record of
66 meters," said torta business owner, Diana Gallardo.
The torta challenge is part of a three-day fair that looks to
support the traditional Mexican sandwich and thousands of local
businesses across the country dedicated to producing the
delicious baguette.
Local resident Marco Antonio Trejo said the fair was a great way
to boost tourism to MexicoCity.
"It's a good idea to bring tourism to Mexico City and to give an
idea of our gastronomy, into what normal people eat daily," he
said.
Different from the traditional sandwich, the torta is bigger in
size and can be made up of a variety of products.
"It's a bread roll, you cut it in half and you can put whatever
you want in it, beans, pork, beef, ham, white cheese, the stew
from the night before," said torta business owner, Gabriel
Gonzalez.
Despite its super size, the sandwich didn't quite make it into
the big league.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest
sandwich ever made was in 2005 in the United States and weighed
5,440 kg (11,993 lb), while the honor of the longest sandwich
goes to Lebanon with a sandwich over 7.5 meters (2,411 feet)
long in 2011.
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