Mexico Breaks Latin American Record for World's Largest Sandwich Solar News Channel
go to original August 1, 2013

The long torta challenge is part of a five-day fair that looks to support the traditional Mexican sandwich. (ITN)

Dozens of people in Mexico City on Wednesday crafted a 58-metre-long (190-feet-long) monster sandwich - making it the biggest sandwich ever made in Latin America.

Local authorities and more than 80 local businesses rolled up their sleeves to prepare the sandwich - known as 'torta' in Mexico.

Thousands of pieces of bread, lettuce, onion and tomato were mixed with more dozens of ingredients, including hundreds of litres of mayonnaise, mustard and spicy sauces. Each section of the 750 kg (1653 lb) super torta had a different flavour cooked up by local chefs.

Organized by local government in the Mexican capital, officials hope the mammoth sandwich will give the nutritious Mexican torta a much-needed boost in sales as it struggles to compete with imported fast food chains.

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