Thousands of Croats take part in mass breakfast, hoping to break Guinness record
( 2003-10-20 14:19) (Agencies)
Thousands of Croats took part Sunday in a mass, nationwide breakfast in
hopes of breaking a Guinness world record held by Taiwan, China.
Croatian officials said 38,660 Croats ate polenta, yogurt and apple during an
hourlong breakfast than began at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) in 11 cities - over
15,000 more than in Taiwan in 2001. The authorities of the Guinness Book of
Records have yet to issue a ruling.
``We have to promote our country any way we can,'' said 49-year-old Olga
Caldarevic, who ate with her husband and two children in a tent set up at the
Zagreb's main square. ``Besides, it's good food.''
Croatia, an agricultural and tourist country of 4.5 million people, also
aimed to promote healthy and local foods and to stress the importance of
breakfast for a healthy lifestyle, said Stipe Oreskovic, the head of the
state-run institution for promotion of health which organized the event.
Private sponsors and local governments paid for the event, estimated to cost
up to 4 million kuna (US$615,000).
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