Beirut: Lebanese chefs celebrated around a giant plate of ‘hummos’ after setting a new world record in Beirut on Saturday.
Hundreds of garlic-loving Lebanese came together to make the largest hummos serving, claiming ownership of the dish with a new Guinness world record.
Under the watchful eyes of the adjudicator, chefs and their trainees poured 1,350kg of mashed chickpeas and 400 litres of lemon juice into the mega-sized pottery dish, cheered on by hundreds of onlookers.
Hummos is a dip made of chick peas, sesame paste, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
The official awards ceremony is set to take place on Sunday evening, when Lebanon hopes to break another world record for the largest bowl of tabbouleh, a salad made of parsley, bulgur wheat, scallions and tomatoes.
