Since ancient times, people have been eating pancakes with pleasure. Many recipes for making pancakes were invented, but the number of fillings is innumerable. Well, for all this time, people have set many records related to pancakes. Here are some of them…

The oldest holiday in Europe, which is associated with pancakes

Since 1445 pancake races have been held in England. The essence of the race is that many people run with frying pans in their hands and throw pancakes all the time on the go.

One of the biggest pancakes

The Indian restaurant Sankalp, which is located in Ahmedabad, also got on the pages of the Guinness Book of Records. In this restaurant, they were able to bake a pancake weighing about 7.5 kg, and its length was more than 8 m. It took a special baking sheet and 16 cooks led by the chef to make it. According to the chef, such a creation had to pay $ 7,500.

pancake toss

The dexterity of Ralf Lau from Leipzig allowed him to throw a pancake into the air as many as 416 times in just 2 minutes! Well, Mike Kutsakra managed to run a marathon, during which he continuously tossed a pancake. This marathon lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes and 27 seconds.

Highest stack of pancakes

The height of the largest stack of pancakes was as much as 82 cm. Employees of the Food Network UK television channel worked on this record. This required more than 250 eggs, 15 liters of milk and 5 kg of flour. Well, I had to work hard for this 13 hour shift.

most expensive pancakes

What happens if pancakes are seasoned with vanilla pods, some eco-strawberries are added, drizzled with a thin layer of edible 24K gold leaf, and what about expensive Dom Pérignon champagne jelly? Great Britain.

The largest pancake breakfast in the world

This record was set in the USA during the annual event in Springfield. Hundreds of volunteers take part in this holiday with pleasure. Thus, since 1999, much more than 70 thousand servings have already been sold to more than 40 thousand pancake lovers.

Eating pancakes for speed

Our compatriot Andrei Smirnov was able to eat as many as 73 pancakes in an hour. The total weight of pancakes was over 2 kg.

The heaviest pancake

Back in 1994, the heaviest pancake in the world was baked in the town of Rochdale, which is located in England. The diameter of the pancake was 15 meters, and its weight was more than 3 tons.

Pancake week, which for the Orthodox precedes Lent, began in Russia on Monday, this year it will be held from February 24 to March 2. Shrovetide is originally a pagan holiday of the ancient Slavs of seeing off winter and meeting spring, cajoling the god of cattle breeding Veseles by eating round pancakes resembling a warm sun. We have selected the most interesting facts about pancakes and those who bake and eat them.

1. The height of the highest stack of pancakes was 82 cm. It was built in honor of the Maslenitsa celebration by the employees of the Food Network UK TV channel. The cooking process itself took 13 hours. 253 eggs, 5 kilograms of flour and 15 liters of milk were spent. The stack consisted of 725 pancakes. The record was recorded on March 9, 2013.

2. 1092 pancakes per hour- just such a record for the speedy flow of pancakes was set on August 13, 2013 by an American, the owner of the restaurant, Ros McCurdy. Before Ross this unusual record owned by Steve Hamilton, who baked 956 pancakes in an hour.

3. In February 2012, another "pancake" record was set. Record set English students, after spending the most massive pancake flipping action. The event was hosted by students from the University of Sheffield and broadcaster Dan Walker. 930 people took part in it. At the same time, they turned over a pancake in a frying pan, the whole action took the participants of the record action about 30 seconds.

4 . Most pancakes made by a team within 8 hours- 76382 pieces. The record was set on May 9, 2009 in a hotel in Atlanta. Pancakes were prepared by 175 volunteers; in 8 hours they served about 20 thousand people.

5. Dominic Kuzakri threw the pancake above all in New York - by 9 meters 47 cm. The record was recorded on November 13, 2010. By the way, the previous record also belonged to Dominic, he improved his figure by 30 cm.

6. The world's largest pancake was baked on August 13, 1994 in the UK. The diameter of this giant pancake was 15 meters, 2.5 centimeters in height and 3 tons in weight. The pancake turned out to be very satisfying, and its energy value was as much as 2,000,000 kilocalories.

7. In Russia, they also tried to set a record and baked on Maslenitsa 2010 world's longest pancake, the length of which was 1 kilometer, weight 300 kilograms, and an area of ​​150 square meters. This pancake strip was cut into 5620 pieces, which were treated to everyone

8. Petersburg resident Andrey Smirnov ate whole 73 pancakes, whose weight exceeded 2 kilograms, and it took him only 60 minutes.

9. According to the research of Russian historians, a yeast pancake appeared somewhere at the turn of 1005-1006. Thus, In 2011 Russian pancake turned 1005 years old

10. The oldest pancake festival in Europe is the pancake race in Great Britain. They have been held since 1445. According to legend, in 1445, one of the housewives of the town, carried away by baking pancakes, completely forgot about the Maslenitsa service in the church. Hearing the church bells, she ran out of the house in a panic, holding a frying pan with a pancake in one hand, and tying her cap with the other. From this incident, the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bthe "pancake race" was born.

It turns out that you can not only eat pancakes, but also set records with their help. Here are the brightest pancake records.

The heaviest pancake

The Guinness Book of Records has information about a pancake with a diameter of 15 meters and weighing more than three tons. They baked such a pancake in the English city of Rochdale in 1994. The pancake turned out to be very satisfying, its energy value was as much as 2,000,000 kilocalories. There were several more attempts to set this record.

The biggest pancake

For example, in India. in one of the restaurants, 16 chefs baked a pancake with a diameter of 8 m, which weighed 8 kilograms, and its cost was 9 thousand dollars.

Highest stack of pancakes

This stack of pancakes was baked by the staff of the Food Network UK. The cooking process itself took 13 hours. 253 eggs, 5 kilograms of flour and 15 liters of milk were spent. The design contained 725 pancakes, and the stack was 82 centimeters high.

The longest pancake

The longest pancake was baked in Russia. The length of such a pancake was one kilometer, the weight was 300 kilograms, and the area was 150 square meters. Such a pancake strip was cut into 5620 pieces, which were treated to everyone.

Pancake tossing records

Pancake tossing record set Ralph Lau from Leipzig. In 2 minutes, he threw a pancake into the air 416 times. A Mike Kutsakre holds the record - he ran a marathon continuously tossing a pancake for 3 hours, 2 minutes and 27 seconds.

The oldest pancake festival in Europe

The oldest pancake festival in Europe is the pancake race in Great Britain. They have been held since 1445.

most expensive pancakes

The most expensive pancakes in the world were made in the UK a few years ago. The cost of such a dish was 144 euros. It was richly flavored with natural vanilla pods and topped with a layer of 24-carat gold leaf, organically grown strawberries and don Perignon champagne jelly were served with the dish.

World record for eating pancakes for speed

Such a world record was set by Andrey Smirnov from St. Petersburg. He ate 73 pancakes in an hour. Their weight exceeded two kilograms.

Those are some damn records.

Andrey Vetoshkin

Pancakes are different: fresh and custard, buckwheat and wheat, and sometimes even record. In the village A new pancake record- villagers built the highest pancake pyramid in the history of the country. 20 Luhansk cooks managed not only to bake a whole pile of pancakes in 15 hours, but also to stack them in a stack 3m 13cm high! Each newly made pancake was strung on a metal pin. This required active movement exercises 6 people. The maximum diameter of pancakes is 30 cm. Moreover, even the first pancake was not lumpy! The height of the grandiose structure could have been even greater, but the pancakes began to sag under their own weight. Therefore, we decided that the main thing is to stop in time.

It took 200 kg of flour, 350 eggs and almost 160 liters of milk to bake pancakes for the record pyramid. After the new record was declared successful, the guests of the holiday ate pancakes with great pleasure.

The venue for the celebration was not chosen by chance. Maslenitsa is a special holiday for Stanitsa Luhanska, the only Donskaya village in Ukraine. The original Cossacks put the farewell to winter on a par with the great Orthodox holidays. Luhansk residents dedicated their record to the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Luhansk region and the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Stanichno-Lugansk region. The leaders of the Stanichno-Lugansk region, the chairman of the Stanichno-Lugansk regional public organization "Young Regions", the director of the regional communal enterprise "Sport for All" Oleg Akimov, as well as the guests of honor who were present at the celebration - People's Deputy of Ukraine Alexander Efremov, head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Vladimir Pristyuk and Deputy Chairman of the Luhansk Regional Council Yury Khunov received commemorative certificates of the record.