A 60,000-Slice Pizza Party And Other Outrageous Recent Food World Records
On July 12, 2024, Princess Cruise ships worldwide fired up their ovens and shattered an unexpected record: World’s Largest Pizza Party Across Multiple Venues. This groundbreaking feat piqued my curiosity about other world records broken in recent years. Let’s explore a few together.
World’s Largest Pizza Party Across Multiple Venues (60,000+ Slices)
Record Date: July 12, 2o24
Record Broken By: Princess Cruises
When you consider the volume of ingredients something like this would take, it truly baffles the mind. 60,000 slices comes out to:
- 6,512 pounds of dough.
- 3,417 pounds of flour. Just the flour.
- 1,393 pounds of pepperoni.
- 2,323 pounds of cheese.
I wonder, in pounds, how much Lactaid was required post-victory.
Most Big Mac Burgers Eaten in a Lifetime (34,128 Burgers)
Record Date: January 1, 2024
Record Broken By: Donald Gorske
This man clearly wasn’t phased by the late Morgan Spurlock’s groundbreaking documentary Supersize Me. Having eaten a Big Mac every single day of his life to shatter this record, Donald Gorske simply loved the burger and knew he wanted one every day. When will he have his last one? He answered that for Guinness:
“Did I ever think of having my last Big Mac? Yes, where I’m on my death bed and my son gets a Big Mac for me as one for the road.”
Most Hotdogs Eaten in 10 Minutes (74)
Record Date: July 4, 2018
Record Broken By: Joey Chestnut
I want you to imagine it’s Fourth of July and, after a long day in the pool, you saddle up to the edge and indulge in two––maybe three––delicious glizzies. Now I want you to take those dogs and multiply it by TWENTY FIVE. That’s how many Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs our boy Joey Chestnut crushed during the annual Hotdog Eating Contest in New York.
Fun fact: that breaks down to one hotdog every 8.1 seconds.
Most Chili Consumed in 6 Minutes (2.438 Gallons)
Record Date: February 17, 2018
Record Broken By: Carmen Cincotti
Again, it’s not easy to truly consider how much chili comprises almost two-and-a-half gallons worth. Best I can do to help you is to imagine a gallon of milk. Then give it a buddy. Then give that one half a buddy. THAT is how much chili Carmen Cincotti consumed. If the volume of chili doesn’t impress you, maybe the timestamp will.
Cincotti ate 2.438 gallons of chili in six minutes.
Most Ice Cream Scoops Balanced on a Single Cone (125 Scoops)
Record Date: Summer 2018
Record Broken By: Dimitri Pancier
Mr. Pancier held the record for 85 scoops on a single cone since 2005. It’s safe to say he must be pretty proud to not only break his original record but exceed it by almost 50%! His face says it all.
Largest Pizza in the World (13,958 square feet)
Record Date: January 19, 2023
Record Broken By: Eric Decker
With the help of a little friend we know as Pizza Hut, popular Youtuber Eric Decker (AirRack), took it upon himself to shatter the old record from 2012 by building an almost 14,000 square foot pizza. Let’s break down the ingredients:
- 13,653 pounds of pizza dough.
- 4,948 pounds of marinara sauce.
- 8,800 pounds of cheese.
- 630,496 pepperoni slices.
If you’re keeping track, that’s more than DOUBLE the amount of ingredients used by Princess Cruises for their 60,000 slice pizza party. #GoAmerica
Longest Tiramisu (897 feet, 3 inches long)
Record Date: March 16, 2019
Record Broken By: Galbani Santa Lucia
Mamma mia, that’s a lotta tiramisu! Under the direction of Chef Stefano Callegaro, winner of MasterChef Italia Cycle Four, students from a Milanese cooking school helped create this nearly 900-foot long masterpiece of Italian dessert.
Putting it into American sizing, that’s three football fields. Three.
