Madrid Creates World's Largest Turrón for Record Bid
Madrid celebrated World Turrón Day by creating a 60-meter-long turrón at the regional government building, featuring local ingredients and Minister Carlos Novillo, as part of a Guinness World Record attempt for a combined 1,160-meter sweet with a future Tenerife addition.
On Friday, the Royal Post Office Building, home to the Madrid regional government, hosted the creation of the world's largest turrón. This sweet treat, about 60 meters long, was made for World Turrón Day. It's part of a bigger initiative that will continue in mid-December in Santiago del Teide, Tenerife.
Carlos Novillo, Madrid's Minister for Environment, Agriculture, and Interior, helped make the turrón. He worked alongside professionals from ACYRE Madrid (the Association of Chefs and Pastry Chefs of Madrid), including chef Pepa Muñoz, who is the 2024 ambassador for the 'M Certified Product' label.
The recipe featured ingredients from Madrid, such as chocolate from the Maykhel company, local Madrid honey, freeze-dried strawberries from Aranjuez, and almonds and pistachios from Frutos Secos Medina. It also included ingredients from the Canary Islands, like dehydrated banana and corn gofio, the Madrid regional government announced.
Minister Novillo highlighted "the variety and quality of products from Madrid." He also spoke about how important it is to showcase local products in traditional and well-known dishes like turrón.
The initiative will continue on December 13 in Tenerife. There, pastry chefs from ACYRE Canarias will make another turrón bar, 1,100 meters long. When symbolically combined with the Madrid turrón, the total length will be 1,160 meters, aiming for a Guinness World Record.
The Madrid regional government works with ACYRE Madrid to promote hospitality and food. They also partner with IMIDRA (the Madrid Institute for Rural, Agrarian and Food Research and Development) on projects. These projects aim to encourage new cooking ideas, find uses for food by-products, and teach Madrid students about local produce.