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A 153kg samosa just broke world records in London

A 153kg samosa just broke world records in London

The samosa took around 15 hours of work and was dished up into hundreds of portions distributed to the local homeless
23 Aug, 2017

The world record for the largest samosa was smashed in London on Tuesday (Aug 22) by a whopping version of the popular Asian snack weighing in at 153.1kg.

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.

That's one giant samosa! —Photo courtesy: oneindia.com
That's one giant samosa! —Photo courtesy: oneindia.com

Adjudicators from Guinness World Records were on hand to oversee the process and certify that the mega-samosa passed the required tests.

The previous record of 110.8kg was set by Bradford College in northern England in June 2012.

The samosa was built on a giant wire mesh, then winched into a vat of cooking oil before being hauled out to be weighed.

"My heart was beating really fast," said Farid Islam, 26, the project organiser.

"It was very tense. It looked like it was going to slide off. A crack appeared and I feared the worst," he told AFP.

Guinness World Records adjudicator Pravin Patel spelled out the rules.

"It's got to be triangular; contain flour, potatoes, onions and peas; be fried, and retain the shape when cooked," he told AFP.

The samosa took around 15 hours of work and was dished up into hundreds of portions distributed to the local homeless.
The samosa took around 15 hours of work and was dished up into hundreds of portions distributed to the local homeless.

"It's got to look and feel like a samosa; it's got to be edible by humans.

"The critical record is the net weight. Plus it all has to be eaten. No wastage!"

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.

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.

It was then down to Patel to tie up all the certification and deliver the verdict: 153.1kg.

"It's an absolutely great achievement," he declared.

Organiser Islam said it was a tough challenge.

"Initially I thought it would be a piece of cake: stuff it together, tie up the end and fry it," he said.

"When I realised there was not a single pot in the country that could hold that weight, we had to get something tailor made."

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.

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syed ahmed Aug 23, 2017 04:45pm
Great job & very noble.
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Shahla masood Aug 23, 2017 04:53pm
Records are always made to be broken but wonderful achievement is distribution of mega samosa among home less people . Humanity is still taking last breaths in this cruel World.
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whoami Aug 23, 2017 04:55pm
what shape is this?
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Thoroughthinker Aug 23, 2017 05:34pm
Good fun with humane end. But, how was it divided and distributed to eat? Some might have only the crust-ends to eat.
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Annie Aug 23, 2017 06:40pm
Please make some productive world records. Not ridiculous ones.
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Indian chRistian Aug 23, 2017 08:07pm
Please spend time in productive pursuits.
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A Subhan Aug 23, 2017 08:19pm
@Annie 100% agree with your post...
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gabbar singh Aug 23, 2017 10:12pm
Mouth watering- very productive and thoughtful. Keep up the good work.
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Roz Aug 24, 2017 12:11am
Some one should try to make it in pakistan i m sure pakistan can break this record and why not
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Multan Aug 24, 2017 01:26am
For the sake of your knowledge. It is an Indian originated dish.
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Alex Aug 24, 2017 02:26am
while the world is exploring the deep space,we are setting the smosa records,next will be stuffing 30 peoples in a totally luxurious suzuki mehran.
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Fiqa Aug 24, 2017 03:54am
What was the filling of?
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Salman Ali Aug 24, 2017 04:20am
@Indian chRistian So you believe charity work is not Productve Pursuit. I thought Christians were in forefront in this
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balakorea Aug 24, 2017 06:30am
well done thums up
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Anita Turab Aug 24, 2017 07:44am
Little bit pointless I think.
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Adnan Aug 24, 2017 07:54am
some people dont have even single meal in 2 days and here we have this news
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Aslam Aug 24, 2017 09:02am
No wonder we are 100 years behind. Sheer stupidity.
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Fiqa Aug 24, 2017 04:40pm
@Adnan the same samosa was distributed among poor people.
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