The Guinness World Records ' organizers confirmed that Villahermosa, Tabasco obtained the world record for the biggest tamal in the world , with a 164-feet-long tamal , dethroning Peru .
Carlos Tapia Rojas
, who works for the international organization, verified the measuring process and verified the new record. Therefore, Tabasco holds the record once again; in 2016, they obtained the record but it was later broken by Peru.
The tamal with chipilín , crotalaria longirostrata , was made by high-school students and culinary school students, led by chef Fabián Romero.
The oven was set up out on the street and measured 164 feet.
According to Violeta Isidro Pérez , the president of Tabasco's National Chamber of the Restaurant Industry and Food ( Canirac ), they used 771 lbs. of dough , 220 lbs. of pork meat, 77 lbs. of chipilín , 55 lbs. of chili , and 33 lbs. of coriander , 1763 lbs. of lard , 440 lbs. of green peppers.
For the salsa, they used 132 lbs. of tomato , 44 lbs. of onion , and 66 lbs. of garlic , also, they used 1,000 banana leaves.
The price was between MXN $58,000 and MXN $60,00 ; it was financed by sponsors.
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