World's longest tiramisu record broken in London

The record for the world's longest tiramisu has been broken in London.

One-hundred Italian chefs gathered at Chelsea Town Hall on Saturday and Sunday to whip up a tiramisu long enough to topple the previous record set by Milanese Galbani in Milan, which stood at 273.5m (897ft).

As per Guinness World Record rules, the record-breaking tiramisu was made and assembled live on site, and used 50,000 ladyfinger biscuits and more than 3,000 eggs.

The record was broken with the dessert measuring 440.6 m (1,445ft).

Mirko Ricci, the man behind the London record attempt, originally held the record in 2017 in Italy, but another Italian team broke that in 2019.

Ricci said the tiramisu was "the most incredible desert that Italy has exported", and said the chefs decided to hold the attempt in the UK rather than Italy as a way to say thank you to the United Kingdom.

He added that the giant pudding was in honour of the King and the Royal Family. It was finished with a golden crown on top.

Ricci thanked all those who took part in the weekend-long event, adding: "This is a record for us".

Chef Carmelo Carnevale said the tiramisu had to be at least 8cm (3.15in) high and 15cm (5.9in) wide for it to break the record.

Asked what made a good tiramisu, Carnevale said: "A very good coffee, a nice and firm cream, and also a lot of passion".

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