Palestinians Abandon Foolish Quest
Charles Johnson
Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 9:11 pm PDT • Views: 237
To rule out any possibility of rotting, Palestinian chefs were forced to abandon their quest for the world’s longest sandwich today. (Hat tip: redlion.)
Palestinians abandoned a quest to build the world’s longest sandwich on Wednesday after health officials told them their 750-metre construction risked rotting in the West Bank summer sun.
Hundreds of volunteers spread a 750-metre bun on tables along a dusty roadside in the West Bank city of Jenin, long a hotspot of Israeli-Palestinian violence. But the attempt was called off for health reasons before volunteers got a chance to add 180 kg of mortadella meat, 350 kg of tomatoes and 250 kg of green peppers.
Organizers had planned to serve the sandwich to the poor, and said they were aiming to beat a record set in Portugal in 2004 for a 634-metre sandwich.
This may seem straightforward. Hot desert sun, sandwich meats and cheeses, and lord knows how much mayonnaise, all subject to questionable oversight and refrigeration. Who could possibly be surprised if it began to get a bit funky?
Ahmed Nazzal, that’s who.
“We were planning to add the mortadella and stuffing at the last minute to rule out any possibility of rotting,” chef Ahmed Nazzal told Reuters. “There must be a conspiracy against us by other competitors.”
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