Biggest Bowl of Pasta Record set by Wataniya Restaurants

The biggest bowl of pasta and the longest sandwich; on a rainy Saturday, Qatar broke those two records previously held by the United States and Italy. Qatar Tribune’s reporter Lani Rose R Dizon and photographer Hanson K Joseph were witness to the event.

Qatar broke two Guinness World Records on Saturday while setting new records for the largest bowl of pasta and longest line of sandwich in world history. Wataniya Restaurants collaborated with Al Markhiya Primary Independent Girls’ School in setting the new world records at a function held at the Doha Golf Club.

More than 200 Wataniya staff laboured to create an overwhelming 4,300kg of pasta in just about two hours. The 2- metre wide, 6-metre long Wataniya Pasta surpassed the previous Guinness World Record Pasta by more than 1,000 kilograms. The previous record belonged to the US which set a record of 3336kg of pasta in 2004.

In great spirits, Nasser Beydoun, CEO of Doha-based Wataniya Restaurants QSC, said, “This is the first time that Wataniya attempted to break the world record, and we’ve successfully broken two world records, the longest sandwich in the world, and the largest bowl of pasta. We’re honoured to be part of this opportunity working with Al Markhiya Primary Independent Girls’ School in putting Qatar in the Guinness World Record and promoting Qatar as the place to be in the world”.

Another world record-breaking event at the function was the successful completion of the 1,730 meter-long ‘Wataniya Sandwich’, which earned Qatar its second world record, and successfully setting the new Guinness World Record for longest line of sandwich. Chefs and volunteers laboured for 10 days to prepare the 500 kilograms of cold cuts, mushrooms, onions, garlic, spices and bread to make the 1.73 km Wataniya Sandwich a world record snack. Italy held the previous title, when it set a 1545.3metre-long world record sandwich on March 8 this year.

Corporate Chef Kamal Mustapha, said, “Our goal was to successfully accomplish the two new world records, while taking into serious consideration the safety and sanitation of the food products. Public safety was still one of our main concerns”.

Guinness World Record Adjudication Executive from London, Talal Omar, later certified the two new world records for Qatar and presented the awards to Wataniya Restaurants CEO Nasser Beydoun and Al Markhiya Primary Independent Girls’ School Manager Samira Al Zoubi. More than 200 students from Al Markhiya Primary Independent Girls’ School also participated on the occasion. A programme organised by the school followed the award ceremony. Sadia al Shabi, vice principal of the school, told Qatar Tribune, “We’re happy that we achieved our goals despite the rain and inclement weather.

This event fulfills our school’s vision and mission, which is to impart the importance of healthy food to young people, as well as to prepare our students actively in becoming citizens who are globally aware”.

Most people in a 24 hr relay World Record Set by Al Khor Community

Qatargas sponsored Walk for Life Club today entered the Guinness Book of World Records when over 2727 people participated in a running relay breaking the record for the most number of people running 100 meters carrying a baton in a 24 hour relay.

The event held at the Al Khor company community lasted over 24 hours and involved over 2727 running. This beats the previous record of 1848 people which was set in Singapore in March this year.

The event was organized by the ‘Walk for Life’ club of Al Khor community. The ‘Walk for Life’ is an initiative under the ‘Qatargas Pursuit of Safety Excellence Award’ program which supports programs aimed at the safety, health and well being of Qatargas employees and families. The club which now has over 500 members was formed over 18 months ago to promote walking and spread awareness of the great health benefits from regular walking.

The relay kicked off by with students from the Al Khor International School British and Indian stream students who were followed by adults and other family members who started running from 5:00 pm on the 27th. People from Qatargas, RasGas and Al Khor International School and all residents of
Al Khor community participated to achieve this world record.

Frederick Guirguis, Qatargas Head of Safety and Head of the organizing committee said, “We are very excited to have set a new world record as we believe it is the first for Qatar in this category. Our ultimate aim however is to promote exercise and a healthy life style among the residents of the community. We are grateful for all the support from Qatargas management in our activities. We would also especially like to thank the two schools in the Al Khor community for their tremendous support which has been instrumental in this endeavor.”

Following the event, a ‘Family Day’ celebration was held on 28th November for the participating runners with lots of fun and games and a raffle draw.

Largest serving of fried chicken Guinness World Records

Largest serving of fried chicken Guinness World Records 2008 Doha, Qata UAE

The Qatar Food Company (Americana) walked into the Guinness World Records yesterday by serving 300kg of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in a single barrel, specially made for the event.
The new world record was born at a crowd-pulling event at the KFC outlet in Villagio Mall yesterday morning.

The entire 300kg fried chicken was distributed to the onlookers free of cost.
Hundreds of people watched the organisers filling the huge barrel with fried chicken. The bowl was exactly similar to the popular KFC bucket, carrying its brand name and logo. There was a scramble to snatch pieces of fried chicken served to the public at the end of the show.

A representative from the Guinness World Records, who judged the contest, later presented a certificate to Americana for "largest serving of fried chicken," in the world.

“This was the fist event of its kind in Doha and in the world," said a spokesman yesterday.