Hugo and The Big O Bowl of Soup
Did it sound like a Hollywood movie ? yea .. it might as well ,
it says that it will break the Guiness Book of Lame
Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to serve up
the biggest pot of soup in history tomorrow to feed more than 60,000 people as
the country faces shortages of basic foods including milk and eggs.
The
government will close down the Avenida Bolivar in downtown Caracas to cook a
massive “sancocho,” a traditional stew of beef, chicken, vegetables and
potatoes, in a 15,000- liter (3,958-gallon) pot.
“It’s going to break the
Guinness record,” said Rafael Oropeza, the country’s nourishment minister, in
comments broadcast today by state television. “There’s enough to celebrate with
the family and with all of the citizens that want to participate.”
The
event will commemorate the third anniversary of the creation of the foods
ministry, as the government tries to address food shortages amid a surge in
consumer demand. Demand for meat, flour and cooking oil has outstripped supply
this year in Venezuela, helping push the country’s inflation rate to 15.9
percent, the highest in Latin America.
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