Italian chefs set Guinness World Record for longest tiramisu

A group of more than 100 Italian chefs got together in London to make the longest tiramisu in the world and set a new Guinness World Record.

According to Kuya Kim Atienza’s report on “24 Oras” on Tuesday, the record was first set in 2017 by Italian chef Mirko Ricci. 

Then in 2019, the record was broken by an Italian cheese brand after creating a tiramisu measuring 273.5 meters or 897 feet long.

Chef Ricci attempted to set the record again this year. He and his group used 19,000 eggs, 400 kilos of sugar, and 128,000 ladyfinger biscuits.

After two long days, Ricci and his group served a tiramisu measuring 440.58 meters in length or more than 1,440 feet, officially making him the new Guinness World Record holder again.

Tiramisu is a famous Italian dessert, meaning “pick me up” or “cheer me up.” Per Kuya Kim, this is because aside from the layers of ladyfingers, mascarpone, cheese, eggs, sugar, and cocoa powder, tiramisu also has a hit of caffeine thanks to the espresso.

Kuya Kim said there is no accurate information on where and when tiramisu started, but some experts believe it originated in the Veneto region in Italy from the 1960s to 1970s. It slowly rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, and is now one of the most famous desserts in Italy.

Meanwhile, the largest tiramisu in the world weighs 3,015 kilograms or more than 6,600 pounds. It was prepared by the Associazione Conserva, Despar, Latte Blanc, Caffé Toto, and Uova Pascolo in Gemona del Friuli, Italy, in May 2015.

It was made of 350 kilos of zabaglione cream, 750 liters of coffee, 450 kilos of savoiardi biscuits, 625 kilos of cream, 625 kilos of mascarpone, 250 kilos of sugar, 25 kilos of cocoa, and 25 kilos of whipped cream. 

—Nika Roque/CDC, GMA News