PGI beef product awarded with Guinness World Record prize
Spaniards have managed to win a Guinness World Record title for one of their traditional beef dishes, Cecina de Leon.
A huge portion of the dish weighing 283 kilograms and covering 80 sqm was prepared and served in Leon, Spain by the locals that were targeting a World Record, informs Guinness World Record portal. Cecina de Leon is a dish made from beef that was cured for a least 7 months through a process of salting, washing, settling and drying before it's sliced thinly and eaten raw.
67 professionals were required to prepare the largest Cecina de Leon in the world. "The carvers were a very dedicated and knit-tight group of people who did a great job while enjoying the event", declared adjudicator Victor Fenes.
Cecina de León has a Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI), which the Consejo Regulador IGP Cecina de León enforce.
PGI means that Cecina de León must be traditionally and at least partially manufactured (prepared, processed or produced) within León to carry the official name. The event was organized by the Consejo Regulador IGP Cecina de León to promote the regional delicacy.
In the area, there is another delicacy wearing the name of Cecina, a goat meat dish called Cecina de Vegacervera.
(Photo source: Guinness World Records)
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