Eaton sent this in a few days ago. You may remember a few posts ago,
the 1997 successful world record attempt at the worlds largest burrito. But that was then, and that record has been broken! May 8th. 1999 was the date that the official "worlds largest burrito" was made! Ole!
From: http://www.cincodemayo.net/burrito/eng/
When was the last time you enjoyed a great lunch wich made history, had music and good fun under the sun, plus gave to charity? It probably has not been anytime soon. Well, here is your chance to do just that. Casa Chapala Mexican Restaurant has come up with the idea to make the World's Largest Burrito with the help of other local businesses and sponsors, right here in our own Columbia Park. We are looking to beat the current Largest Burrito Record by 500 feet. As you can see, we need your help as this will be beneficial to local charities. Cinco de Mayo Committee, MECHA, United Way and the St. Joseph's New Church Project.
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The original story had quite a few photos, so I thought I'd do a bit of photo filtering for you all, and show what I think are the best ones out of the lot.
Remember though, you can get the full photo album here!
Everything is ready
Measuring the table length, making sure it's World Record worthy!
The crowds start to arrive
Volunteer sanitary preparation
Craft and Cellulars, Technology and tradition
Tortillas distribution
Beans
Vegetables
Waiting impatiently
The Cheese
Folding the tortillas
Covering El Burrito with foil
That's a nice looking burrito!
Salsa couldn't be absent today (I love the official transport device, a bin!!)
Cinco De Mayo Grand Marshal participates
The burrito'ing continues
The ingredients are slow...
The party continues on
The health department inspector
Rain threatens
Ingredients distribution
Covering the burrito
Washington State Patrol taking the official measurement
The Last Tortilla
Last beans
Last Lettuce
Last Cheese
Folding the end of the burrito
The last measurement
Waiting for the official measurement
Announced! 4289 feet!
Guadalupe and Lucina Barragan celebrate
The certificate
Burrito's first cut
And it's delicious!
And they rejoiced!
And then there was none...
And remember, if you'd like to see the entire photo album of the event, you can check it out here!