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Lebanon Marks New Victory on Israel with Largest Humus Plate Ever

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24/10/2009 Lebanon was set on Saturday to set a new world record and mark a new victory on Israel by preparing a two-ton plate of Humus (Chick-pea), thus beating an Israeli record two years ago when the Zionist entity prepared an 800kg plate of this pure Lebanese appetizer.

Hundreds of garlic-loving Lebanese came together to make the largest hummus serving on the world's biggest plate. A Guinness representative was on hand to certify the record set by 250 Lebanese chefs and their trainees, who joined efforts to mix over two tons of the chickpea-based dip.

Under the watchful eyes of the adjudicator, they poured 1,350 kilograms (2,976 pounds) of mashed chickpeas and 400 liters (13,525 ounces) of lemon juice into the mega-sized pottery dish, cheered on by hundreds of onlookers.

The chefs gathered around their dish upon receiving the Guinness certificate and sang an a capella version of the national anthem before joining hands to dance the traditional dabke in celebration.

Organizers have hailed the event as "a patriotic event of national scale. "El Hommos Lebnaneh (Hummus is Lebanese) is an attempt to break the current Guinness world records of hummus and tabbouleh, reaffirming the Lebanese proprietorship of these two dishes," said a statement issued by the industrialist association and food syndicate, which planned the event.

Hummus is a dip made of chick peas, sesame paste, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic while tabbouleh is a salad made with parsley, bulgur wheat, scallions and tomatoes.

The official awards ceremony is set to take place Sunday evening, when Lebanon hopes to break another world record for the largest bowl of tabbouleh.

The Kuwaiti daily Al Rai quoted the head of the Lebanese Food Production Association, Georges Nassrawi, that the aim of the festival was not to break the Israeli world record, but to confront Israel’s endeavor to steel this Lebanese product from its rightful owners, knowing that Humus is a traditional Lebanese dish and that Lebanon had pioneered canning and exporting this product to the world.

Nassrawi added that Lebanon was working on registering Humus at the European Union by presenting a full dossier with information that document when the first ever Humus plate was made in Lebanon, when it was first canned and how it was named Humus Bithini (thick sauce made of sesame oil). He added that the goal was to regain the real identity of Humus and stop Israel from exploiting it for its benefit.

Nassrawi pointed that 250 chefs from the Kafaat Institute will take part in this event and that they will be supervised by prominent Lebanese chef Ramzi Chouairi who will see that all requirements will be fulfilled to enter the Guinness book of world records.

Visitors Comments

When will we stop being so dangerously nationalistic?

24/10/2009 16:20:00

Levantine | Levant

Hummus can never be a israeli food since there is no such thing but to call it a lebanese dish is simply wrong. The hummus comes from the Arab Levant, Period. It is not lebanese, it is a food from bilad el sham. We need to stop labeling everything lebanese, it is selfish and quite frankly pathetic. Its annoying to see every arab food called lebanese by overly-nationalistic lebanese. It makes us seem as a pathetic selfish people that always want to step on other Arabs so we can be on the top. The zionists have no right to hummus whatsoever, we have a small right to it but it is not bigger than the right of other levantine arabs since this is a dish from the arab levant. The tabbouleh is actually from Aleppo yet only few lebanese know this cuz we choose to live in a lie where we r superior.

not in Israel and Lebanon

24/10/2009 16:27:00

Asad | Azerbaidjan

Humus producing not in Israel and Lebanon only but in lot of other countries . Vodka also belong to Russians, but who care?...

zionists steal everything..

25/10/2009 03:28:00

Ingrid B M?rk | Norway

If the Lebanese score a point over the zionists in a peaceful way, why not... Interesting info from Levantine..

Another victory

25/10/2009 08:50:00

Jim Smith | USA

The morale of Arabs and Muslims has to be quiet low,every article here is a victory of some sort.Being the victors of the laughing stock of the planet must be heartwarming for you people!

Jim Smith

25/10/2009 11:23:00

Roni | Australia

It must be heartbreaking for you to read this article another victory what can i say.

Victory???

25/10/2009 12:38:00

Jim Smith | USA

Hummus victory over somebody you dont recognize beats the terror waged by a little fat man that has not seen daylight for 3 years........

Well done

25/10/2009 15:10:00

hussein | New Zealand

whats a victory !!!!! yaaaaaaaaaay i am so proud. Should feed poor people and create work opportunities for jobless people. Establish peace and support education and the country structure

Between Hummus and jim

26/10/2009 17:19:00

Soldier 4 Liban | Lebanon

jim smith should not talk about morals, whether it's morality (ethics) or moral as in the will to fight. Your little pet jew, jim, is loosing, it is only a matter of time. Once millions of 6-pack Joe wake up in the west and smell your ilk and realise whose support for the judo-fascists clique in the US, or israel, is getting them no where other than to disaster you would be reminiscing the old days of that roaches pit you call the US or israel. I wonder what would happen for the chosenite roaches when they feel compelled to live in a bunker for 30 days, never mind 3 years. Oh well, we all know what would happen: your ilk begin to worry about the shekels being lost among the cowering of ''kings'' of israel. Are you willing to live in a bunker for America (or even israel) jim?

Soldier???? 4 Liban | Lebanon

26/10/2009 22:51:00

Jim Smith | USA

I did not know that Lebanon had soldiers,none were seen in 2006 war or for that matter for years,just gangs roaming around hiding behind civilians ..........

Soldier???? 4 Liban | Lebanon Part 2

26/10/2009 22:55:00

Jim Smith | USA

Is paranoia driving you to see Jews everywhere to the point of obsession?

Are you soldier for israel while your hiding behind and among Americans jim?

27/10/2009 01:39:00

Soldier 4 Liban | Lebanon

I must struck a nerve? If these roaming ''gangs'' pinned your entire population for over 30 days what would you do without your 'valiant' and the real gangs (the idf) jim? You always use 'hiding behind civilians' as if it will give you some sort of an excuse, it is pathetic at best. I wonder why would a child chasing a jewish gangster (an illegal alien) armed to the teeth want to 'hide behind a civilian', never mind the Real Soldiers; those you cannot seem to kill, no matter what. Even your supporters, in the west are becoming a bit squeamish, when it comes to shaking hands your war-criminals are becoming a liability, even to them. Why zionist jews seem to be the ones who are obsessed and preoccupied with killing civilians (inc. children), must be some Talmudic fetishes, think not jim?

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27/10/2009 05:34:00

sedaT | usa

sure your worng jew boy devil smiTh i Told you befor your life is in danger. BuT you keep on resisTing To excepT ThaT AL ISLAM IS The TURTH . I see you sick and sTarTing probems sTop if you donT have any good impuT Then donT say noThing.Soon will be The end of The zionisT swian and Their freinds donT beleieve me jusT check The hisTory of The jews and youll will find ouT for your self. NoT very long could Thouse jews sTay away from The anger of our CREATOR noT even saying anyThing jusT look aT The facTs and youll see jews arT noThing and bin subjecTed To loss afTer loss soon The devils will be redused To noThing as They wear befor onlyThey cause Their faThers for bringing Them Their.The places wear Their deaTh will be and yes amerkoo will run away soon as Their dieing becomes Too sTagering

deaTh To zionisT rejues should be bounded (Tied) wiTh hoT P iTch, fether,ed brid fethers and beaT wiTh a sTick Till Theirs nomore zionisT Turely zionisT are of The devil

27/10/2009 06:26:00

sedaT | usa

as far as amerkoo is conserned amerkons should be ashamed of Them self runing around like a bunch of nuTs commiTing sin and Talking abouT The filThy Things as if under The seperaTion chuch/sTaTe They have eroded all morals jusTTo minipulaTe The people inTo whaT They wanT To use Them in Their sick ways.Yes jusT as THE CREATOR DesToryed The people of loT so will CREATOR DesTory This sick goverances hear in amerkoo. And all The humanbeings will be raised up To worship The CREATOR asThey should bowing aT less 5 Times a dayand avoilding sin liveing in TolTal harmany wiTh THE CREATOR of all Things in AL ISLAM race has noThing To do wiTh This AL ISLAM Because THEIRS ONLY ONE CREATOR AND Muhamad(PBUH) IS THE CREATOR LAST Mesanger(PBUH) all humanbeings are relaTed,Adam(PBUH) AL ISLAM isThe TurTh

The victory of hummus will yield to ....

27/10/2009 21:02:00

aladdin | ottawa-canada

Good for you Lebanese, for your "Hummus Victory" over that of Israel. This will give you enough "Hummus Energy" to defend your country and to score another battle-field victory once Israel try to attack Lebanon...

On the Hummus Rivalry

30/10/2009 00:51:00

Rebecca | US

There may be only one Jerusalem, but we can always make more hummus. This is not a "zero-sum game," people.

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