The world record for the largest samosa was smashed in London on Tuesday by a whopping version of the popular Asian snack weighing in at 153.1 kilogrammes.<\/p>\n
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A dozen volunteers from the Muslim Aid UK charity built the giant samosa then deep-fried it in a custom-built vat at an East London Mosque.<\/p>\n
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Adjudicators from Guinness World Records were on hand to oversee the process and certify that the mega-samosa passed the required tests.<\/p>\n
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The previous record of 110.8 kg was set by Bradford College in northern England in June 2012.<\/p>\n
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The samosa was built on a giant wire mesh, then winched into a vat of cooking oil before being hauled out to be weighed.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy heart was beating really fast,\u201d said Farid Islam, 26, the project organiser.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was very tense. It looked like it was going to slide off. A crack appeared and I feared the worst,\u201d he told AFP.<\/p>\n
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Thumbs-up verdict<\/p>\n
Guinness World Records adjudicator Pravin Patel spelled out the rules.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s got to be triangular; contain flour, potatoes, onions and peas; be fried, and retain the shape when cooked,\u201d he told AFP.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s got to look and feel like a samosa; it\u2019s got to be edible by humans.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe critical record is the net weight. Plus it all has to be eaten. No wastage!\u201d<\/p>\n
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After the team carefully made the triangle-shaped super-snack, it was hauled up to the industrial winch by the biggest men available and slowly plunged into the vat.<\/p>\n
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Once it was winched out, and after the nervy weigh-in, the independent food safety officer, who had overseen proceedings, gave it the taste test. A simple thumbs-up triggered cheers around the hall.<\/p>\n
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It was then down to Patel to tie up all the certification and deliver the verdict: 153.1 kg.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s an absolutely great achievement,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n
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Organiser Islam said it was a tough challenge.<\/p>\n
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\u201cInitially I thought it would be a piece of cake: stuff it together, tie up the end and fry it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen I realised there was not a single pot in the country that could hold that weight, we had to get something tailor made.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The samosa took around 15 hours of work and was dished up into hundreds of portions distributed to the local homeless via the Salvation Army.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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