Australian risotto sets Guinness World Record

Australian risotto sets Guinness World Record

SYDNEY, Australia - Some of Australia's leading chefs are in work to cook what would become the world's largest risotto on Sydney's harbor-side on Nov. 26. The recipe for the risotto, which was put on the Guinness Book of Records, included 1,600 kilograms of rice, 4,400 liters of vegetable stock, 800 kg of peas, 1.5 kg of saffron, 80 liters of olive oil, 320 kg of butter, 320 kg of parmesan cheese, 240 kg of diced onion, 160 kg of diced celery, 20 kg of crushed garlic and 2 kg of both salt and pepper.

Yokozuna Akebono undergoes fatness test

Yokozuna Akebono undergoes fatness test

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono receives a body fat test in a pool at Keio University's Hiyoshi campus on Aug. 24. The Japan Sumo Association requires all sumo wrestlers weighing 160 kilograms or more to take such a test. In another examination conducted earlier in the day, the 29-year-old Hawaiian registered 234.5 kg in weight for his own record. He became the heaviest among sumo wrestlers.

Australian risotto sets Guinness World Record

Australian risotto sets Guinness World Record

SYDNEY, Australia - Some of Australia's leading chefs are in work to cook what would become the world's largest risotto on Sydney's harbor-side on Nov. 26. The recipe for the risotto, which was put on the Guinness Book of Records, included 1,600 kilograms of rice, 4,400 liters of vegetable stock, 800 kg of peas, 1.5 kg of saffron, 80 liters of olive oil, 320 kg of butter, 320 kg of parmesan cheese, 240 kg of diced onion, 160 kg of diced celery, 20 kg of crushed garlic and 2 kg of both salt and pepper. (Kyodo)

Yokozuna Akebono undergoes fatness test

Yokozuna Akebono undergoes fatness test

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono receives a body fat test in a pool at Keio University's Hiyoshi campus on Aug. 24. The Japan Sumo Association requires all sumo wrestlers weighing 160 kilograms or more to take such a test. In another examination conducted earlier in the day, the 29-year-old Hawaiian registered 234.5 kg in weight for his own record. He became the heaviest among sumo wrestlers.