Largest gyros (doner kebab) -world record set
by Sami Eid
PAPHOS, Cyprus -- Mr.Sami Eid, a Cypriot
Lebanese restaurateur who lives in Limassol Cyprus, , has
made a 4,022kg kilos gyros-setting the world record for the
Largest
gyros (doner kebab).
Photo: On the way to his record-breaking
effort, Sami Eid sliced the gyros pork meat into 100-gram
servings and handed it out to passers-by in Paphos' harbor.
(enlarge
photo)
Approximately 150kg of spices and 100kg
of salt went into adding taste to the gyros. The structure
to roast the gyros meat involved a 1.73-meter stainless steel
skewer surrounded by 72 grills and powered by a 4-horsepower
motor. A 2-ton natural gas tank provided the fuel for the
effort.
The gigantic meat fest was recorded
by Paphos Mayor Savvas Vergas and the Record Certification
Committee made up of the General Director of Paphos Hospital
Dr Phylaktis Constantinides and Deputy District Officer
Ioannis Metaxas.
Gyros is a rotisserie meat,
or the pita sandwich it is usually found in. In addition to
the meat, there are also various salads and sauces inside
the pita. The most common fillings are tomato, cucumber and
onions.
The gyros is similar to the Turkish doner
kebab, being meat roasted in vertically rotating cones from
which slices are cut. Gyros and souvlaki are sometimes used
as interchangeable terms in Greece although they refer to
two different dishes.
The town also holds the record for the
largest Vasilopitta (traditional New Year’s Day cake) in the
world since 2000.
The previous world record for the
largest
gyros was set in Mexico
with a 3,750kg gyros and before this, in Cyprus, the same
Lebanese restaurateur- Sami Eid - cooked an 1,814-kilo gyros
made from 2,150 chickens.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
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