BBC NEWS | Middle East: "A catering college in the northern Algerian city of Tizi Ouzou has cooked the world's largest couscous. The traditional north African dish was made from 2,600 kilos (5,732 lb) of dry semolina, meat from 100 sheep and 1.5 tonnes of vegetables. It was made using a custom-made couscoussier, or traditional cooking pot for couscous, which was 14ft (4.3m) wide and 26ft (8m) deep. Organisers said the finished dish could feed 22,000 guests."
Friday, June 11, 2004
Algeria cooks up couscous record
BBC NEWS | Middle East: "A catering college in the northern Algerian city of Tizi Ouzou has cooked the world's largest couscous. The traditional north African dish was made from 2,600 kilos (5,732 lb) of dry semolina, meat from 100 sheep and 1.5 tonnes of vegetables. It was made using a custom-made couscoussier, or traditional cooking pot for couscous, which was 14ft (4.3m) wide and 26ft (8m) deep. Organisers said the finished dish could feed 22,000 guests."
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