Palestinian 'Musakhan' enters Guinness records

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad considered making the largest loaf of 'Musakhan' in the world as a great achievement and a great honor for the Palestinian people, who devoted this achievement to their steadfastness on their land.

Thousands of Palestinians gathered on Monday at Aaroora village, north of Ramallah to celebrate the ceremony of accepting the largest Palestinian 'Musakhan', loaf of chicken, into the Guinness book of world records.

"This great achievement completely depended on Palestinian products, mainly olive oil. It also has a cultural dimension and a Palestinian message to the world that they want their legitimate rights," he said.

Jamal al-Aaroori, director of the project of baking the largest 'Musakhan' loaf said that the preparations for the project took one complete year, adding that 40 Palestinian cooks from all over the West Bank joined hands in preparing the recipe.

The celebration was held under the title 'Festival of Joy, The Palestinian Musakhan.' It was folkloric as the Palestinians wanted to prove their rights in their land and their heritage.

The total diameter of the 'Musakhan' loaf was 4 meters, with a total weight of 1,350 kg. The 40 cooks made use of 250 kg of flour, 170 kg of olive oil, 500 kg of onions and 70 kg of almond.

'Musakhan' loaf is considered as one of the most popular Palestinian traditional meals dating back to hundreds of years. The meal's ingredients contain flour and olive oil, where a small loaf is baked together with onions, chicken and the herb of sumac.