World's biggest 'anagomaki' sushi created in Kobe

World's biggest 'anagomaki' sushi created in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Participants clap their hands after making the world's biggest ''anagomaki'' conger eel sushi at a brewery in Kobe on April 8. About 560 volunteers spent 50 minutes cooking the giant anagomaki, which is 210 meters long, a length chosen to commemorate the 21st century.

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  • ILEA001083821
  • Registered date
  • 2001/4/08 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2001 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 1657 pixel
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