Sunday, October 29, 2023

465 Couples Share Spaghetti Strands

Vapiano Germany gathered 465 couples to recapture a romantic Guinness World Record for the most people eating a single piece of spaghetti simultaneously. 
 
The German restaurant chain originally set the record in 2020 to commemorate their limited-edition dish of 60-cm long pieces of linguine called “Italian Kiss”. 
 
The fancy name aside, the expression “Italian Kiss” actually refers to when two people share a strand of pasta that ends with their lips touching, reminiscent of the 1955 Disney film “Lady and the Tramp” (right). 
 
Vapiano's record was later broken by the Belgium housing association Upgrade Estate with 433 couples, so Vapiano endeavored to take back its crown.
 
The record required each spaghetti strand consumption to end in a kiss, and the couples had to complete the process without breaking the spaghetti and within 30 seconds of starting.
 
The eatery gathered the massive group of couples at the Tempelhof airport hangar in Berlin on July 06, which is International Kissing Day. To create a romantic dining experience, the hangar was decorated to look like a restaurant, complete with tables draped with red tablecloths, which took 20 hours to complete. A mobile kitchen was brought in to make the copious amount of spaghetti.
 
The European chain restaurant franchise specialises in offering fresh, handmade pasta and pizza at their branches worldwide. 
 
Yesterday’s Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Hibernian ended in a goalless stalemate. I’m sorry to say neither side were at their best in a pretty turgid game.

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