Ukraine Aims to Break Record for Biggest Kebab

Ukrainians aimed to set a new world record by making the world's biggest kebab.

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3 months ago

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Seriously?, Lifestyle

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Seriously?, Food

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Ukraine, Kiev

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SHOTLIST: KIEV, UKRAINE, 2 March 2013, (SOURCE: AFPTV) - VAR people preparing coals to cook kebab - VAR kebab being laid out on top of coals - VAR kebab being cooked - VAR people receiving the kebab SOUNDBITE 1 Vitaly Zoryanui, (man) National Records Book (Russian, 8 secs): "The length of the metal bed of coal is 161 meter and the kebab is 150,6 meters." SOUNDBITE 2 Araik Khachatryan, (man) Chef (Russian, 15 secs): "The meat is very tasty, but the process of cooking is very difficult. We thought it would be easy, but it was very difficult in reality." /// ---------------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND ELEMENTS: Ukrainian cooked the biggest kebab in Ukraine on Independence Square in Kyiv March 2, 2013. They used 200 kg of meat to make a longest in a square in the city center. The length of metal bed of coal is 160 meters and kebab 150,6 meters long. This has been confirmed by the Ukrainian National Recods Book. 80 people were involved in cooking. The meat was prepeared 8 hours before frying. Chef Araik Khachatryan said that mangrove costs him over 20 000 $ (US Dollars). At the end organizers fed over 5 000 visitors for free.