I love Mexican food. Granted, I don’t like real Mexican food, because I don’t like cheese, but I do love things that are incredibly spicy and oniony, so I like kind-of Mexican food. Tamales are my go-to food, but I’m learning to like enchiladas too. However, I don’t think I’d want to try the world-record 230-foot-long, 1.5-ton enchilada constructed by the Mexican City borough of Iztapalapa. That’s way too much cheese for me.
The massive enchilada was constructed by the neighborhood to boost tourism in the area, according to Mexico City tourism minister Alejandro Rojas. “With this Guinness record we are showing the world that Iztapalapa is a high-level tourist destination,” he said, no doubt beaming with pride and indigestion. The massive construct was a bed of corn tortillas topped with white onions, green tomatoes, serrano chillis, avocado, cheese, cream, and lots and lots of salsa.
From epic California rolls to gigantic meatballs, there’s no better way to get a record than to cook a giant something. I find it admirable that they’re making this massive enchilada on the street, yet everyone’s wearing rubber gloves and hair nets like people are going to eat it later. Just make sure you have something to wash it down with.
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