| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | August 2008 
Mexico Rustles Up Giant Baguette
 BBC News
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| | They claim their 44 metre monster is the longest sandwich or torta ever made in Central America. | | |
Mexican caterers have made what they say is the longest sandwich in Latin America, throwing together a 44-metre (48-yard) "torta" in five minutes.
Dozens of people from sandwich outlets in Mexico City came together to produce the monster baguette at the start of a three-day torta fair in the capital.
Each section of the 600kg (1,320lb) sandwich had a different flavor and 30 ingredients went into the mix.
It piped a similar super snack made at last year's fair by one meter.
The record attempt took place in the city's Venustiano Carranza district with the help of local authorities and 45 torta outlets.
Thousands of pieces of bread, lettuce, onion and tomato were mixed with hundreds of liters of mayonnaise, mustard and spicy sauces, Reuters news agency reports.
""We broke our own record today,"" said Jose Antonio Arellano, a torta fair organizer.
The fair is aimed at boosting the torta which has taken a back seat to other fast food in recent years, Reuters notes.
Fair organizers expect more than 160,000 visitors during the fair and hope to sell upwards of 200,000 tortas. |
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