The World Record for making the ‘largest omelet’ in the world has been achieved by Câmara Municipal de Ferreira do Zêzere (Ferreira do Zêzere City Council, Portugal) from Santarém, Portugal.
On August 11, 2012 during this event, total number of egg used in making the omelet was 145,000 along with 880 lbs (about 400 kg) and 220 lbs (about 100 kg) of butter. The team size to make this record breaking omelet was 55 led by the head chef Pedro Mendes and it took 6 hours to completely cook. The weight of the omelet was 14225 lbs (6466 kg) having a diameter of 10.3 meters (33 feet 8 inches). The eggs were donated by the company Uno Ovo which is the largest egg producing company of Portugal. This omelet was made on the occasion of the festival called Immigrant Festival.
Previous World Records:
The World Record of ‘largest omelet’ in the world was achieved by the Turkish Egg Producers Association on October 11, 2010. The total number of eggs used in the omelet was 110,000 along with 432 liters of oil. The diameter of this omelet was 10 meters (32 feet, 9 inches).
The World Record for the ‘largest omelet’ in the world was achieved by the city of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on October 9th, 2009 which weighed 3625 kg.
