Penza, 25 December 2012. PenzaNews. A certificate proving that okroshka (cold soup made from kvass, vegetables and meat) cooked in Penza on June 30, 2012, entered the Guinness Book of Records, was delivered to Penza and will be presented to the head of the city administration Roman Chernov during a ceremony on Wednesday, December 26.

“The award ceremony will also honor chefs and members of the public, government and sports, who took part in the preparation of the record dish,” explained an advertising and PR manager of the festival “Shurum-Burum” (Jumble-Muddle) Daria Layko in an interview with news agency “PenzaNews.”

As reported earlier, around 24kg of radish, over 45kg of beef, 33kg of eggs, 34kg of cucumbers, more than 40kg of potatoes, 4,6kg of horseradish and 4,8kg of mustard were used to prepare the dish. Okroshka was seasoned with onions, sour cream, dill and 3kg of salt. The total weight of products was 211,5kg. After that it was mixed with 400kg of kvass.

Professional chefs from several Penza restaurants were preparing the giant dish for about three hours.

Everyone could try okroshka after the record was established.

The previous record was set in early June in Moscow. Then the weight of the largest okroshka, cooked with the help of show business stars and politicians, amounted to 326kg. The record of 2010 was 225kg.