Uruguay Hosts World's Biggest Barbecue

The small South American country of Uruguay has set a new world record, for hosting the world's biggest barbecue, using over 6 tons of charcoal and grilling up 26,400 pounds of beef. Here's the story from Yahoo!News:

Uruguay sizzles up one big barbecue

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - One of South America's smallest countries proved on Sunday it can hold the biggest barbecue in the world.

Some 1,250 Uruguayan grillmeisters sizzled up 26,400 pounds (12,000 kilograms) of beef Sunday, beating a 2006 record set in Mexico.

"It's all so beautiful. It's a record," Guinness World Records judge Danny Girton said after the chefs, in white hats and aprons, smoked and barbecued their way into the record book with help of 6 tons of charcoal and 1,500 metal barbecue stands.

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