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Monday, July 20, 2009
Largest Green Chile Cheeseburger-world record
set by Peppers Cafe
MESSILA, New Mexico, USA -- Peppers
Cafe, owned by C.W."Buddy" Ritter, crafted a 10-inch
diameter, 1-pound burger which includes a half-pound of cheese
and three green chiles all between two specially made buns, setting the world record for the largest
(commercially available) green chile cheeseburger.
Photo: Sebastian Vacio, a line cook at
Peppers Cafe inside of Double Eagle restaurant in Mesilla,
N.M. presents the world's
Largest Green Chile Cheeseburger. (AP Photo/Las
Cruces Sun-News, Shari Vialpando)
(enlarge
photo)
The general manager of Peppers Cafe, Jerry
Harrell, noted for the record that some large cheeseburgers
and hamburgers hold records in other parts of the U.S., but
no such honor has ever gone to the green chile cheeseburger,
which is served at hundreds of restaurants in New Mexico.
Ritter said he and cafe manager Jerry
Harrell came up with the idea for the burger while discussing
improving menu items. "It's so good we didn't know how to
improve it, so the only thing I knew to do was make it bigger,"
Ritter said.
Photo: The $18.25 burger consists of hand-ground
beef from the Double Eagle's (its sister restaurant) aging
room, topped with three roasted and peeled green chiles, pico
de gallo salsa, a half-pound of Monterey Jack and sharp cheddar
cheeses, and is served on a yeast roll bun baked at the Lujan
Bakery in Las Cruces. (enlarge
photo)
"It's a part of life here and if a burger
place doesn't serve green chile cheeseburgers they are going
to be swamped for requests for it until they do," said Jerry
Wright, New Mexico Restaurant Association president and Albuquerque
restaurant owner.
The Peppers Cafe cafe operates in the
Double
Eagle Restaurant
New Mexico's Mesilla Valley is home
to two other Guinness world records involving chile. The NuMex
Big Jim, developed in Las Cruces, holds the record for longest
chile pepper and Las Cruces restaurant owner Roberto Estrada
created the biggest red chile enchilada.
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Monday,
July 20, 2009
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