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ISRAELI Arab and Jewish chefs have served up a world record for cooking hummus in the name of Middle East peace.
More than 50 cooks from both sides of Israel's religious divide filled an eight-metre-wide satellite dish with four tonnes of the dip.
The chefs mashed up the monster mix of chickpeas, sesame paste, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic to make twice as much as when the record was set last October.
The Guinness world record idea was originally cooked up by Lebanese chefs who claimed the record last year.
The man behind this latest idea, Jawdat Ibrahim, an Israeli multimillionaire, has devoted his life to promoting co-existence since winning an American lottery years ago.
The world record attempt was made in his restaurant in the village of Abu Gosh on the outskirts of Jerusalem.ISRAELI Arab and Jewish chefs have served up a world record for cooking hummus in the... more
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BEIRUT – Lebanese chefs prepared a massive plate of hummus weighing over two tons Saturday that broke a world record organizers said was previously held by Israel — a bid to reaffirm proprietorship over the popular Middle Eastern dip.
"Come and fight for your bite, you know you're right!" was the slogan for the event — part of a simmering war over regional cuisine between Lebanon and Israel, which have had tense political relations for decades.
Lebanese businessmen accuse Israel of stealing a host of traditional Middle Eastern dishes, particularly hummus, and marketing them worldwide as Israeli.
"Lebanon is trying to win a battle against Israel by registering this new Guinness World Record and telling the whole world that hummus is a Lebanese product, its part of our traditions," said Fady Jreissati, vice president of operations at International Fairs and Promotions group, the event's organizer.
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