On Tuesday, August 22, volunteers in London from the charity Muslim Aid UK broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s biggest samosa. The popular Asian snack ultimately weighed 153.1 kg (337.5 lbs), surpassing the previous record, which was set in northern England five years ago, by over 40 kg.
The team of volunteers made the samosa at a mosque in East London using a custom-built vat in which the samosa pastry — and its contents of potatoes, peas, onions and coriander — were deep-fried. In order to satisfy the requirements of the world record, the samosa had to be triangular (and retain this shape when cooked), contain vegetables, be fried and be edible. In order to make the snack, 100 kg of potato, 30 kg of onions, 11 kg of peas and almost 25 kg of pastry was used in a process that took 15 hours.
Farid Islam, the Senior Fundraising Officer for Muslim Aid UK, stated that the charity had the idea of trying to break the world record in order to “do something which would involve and bring together people from all walks of life and different communities.” Islam went on to say that “the entire kitchen looked like a construction site.”
A spokesperson from Guinness World Records commented: “This is an impressive achievement by Muslim Aid and a lot of hard work and determination has gone into this attempt to ensure its success.”
The project did indeed bring people from different walks of life together as residents from Booth House, a center for homeless men run by the Salvation Army, also joined in on the process. After the Muslim Aid UK team achieved the feat of the world’s largest samosa, the end product was enjoyed not only by the charity but was also used to feed homeless people in London through Booth House and the Salvation Army.
Watch the video below showing the making of the samosa.
