More than 300 people churned out 4,192 kilograms of fried rice,a signature cuisine from the Yangzhou on october 22,2015
An attempt to make the world's largest serving of fried rice has left officials in one Chinese city red-faced after criticism that some of the four-tonne portion was used to feed pigs. some 300 cooks, including local residents and foreign visitors took part in the event in the eastern Chinese city of Yangzhou. Thursday , churning out 4,192 kilograms( 9,241Ibs) of fried rice , the city's signature dish, according to China's state news agency China News Service. The amount of fried rice broke the record set at a culinary event last year in Turkey, where 3,150 kilograms (6.945 Ibs) of fried rice was cooked, according to the Guinness World Records.
But Yangzhou officials had little time to celebrate the achievement. Internet users slammed the event, with local media reports and video footage showing the rice being loaded into trash trucks.
