UMass Welcomes Students With World Record Stir-fry (VIDEO)

AMHERST, Mass. — It wasn't just a record, it was delicious and nutritious.

Staff and students at the University of Massachusetts celebrated the start of the new semester on Monday by making the world's largest stir-fry.

Using a custom-built, 14-foot-frying pan, the 4,010-pound meal included 800 pounds of chicken, 500 pounds of onions, 400 pounds of carrots, 300 pounds of broccoli as well as peppers, green beans, bok choy, peanuts, basil and garlic. It was cooked in 50 pounds of canola oil.

Ken Toong, executive director of Auxiliary Enterprises at UMass-Amherst, says the purpose was to stress sustainability and promoting healthy eating as many of the vegetables were grown at a student-run farm.

A Guinness Book of World Records representative was on hand to certify the record. The previous record was 2,319 pounds.

Comments

[akrazyrunner]

03:42 PM on 09/07/2011

Healthy eating? I'm not too sure, there are dozens of people handling that food in an open area

[lianalove33]

02:35 PM on 09/07/2011

After feeding the starving students I hope some of that 4000 lbs went to the homeless community!!!

[vobox3343]

02:02 PM on 09/07/2011

Ramen Noodles to follow.

[MyNinja]

01:47 PM on 09/07/2011

Reminds me of my favorite Bob Marley song:
Stir it up
Little Daaaaaahhhh-ling
Stir it up

[Dick Pickle]

12:01 PM on 09/07/2011

That't the Democrats' favouite way to cook up and eat their own. Stir it up Dummies!

[abbienormal]

12:14 PM on 09/07/2011

Dummies? I am sure that they will at least learn how to spell and that is more than you have going for you.

[Dick Pickle]

12:38 PM on 09/07/2011

How profound! Did you stay up all night coming up with that gem?

[Ken Koziol]

12:01 PM on 09/07/2011

The only thing we did way back when I went there was get stoned at ZooMass. Those were great times.

[abbienormal]

12:16 PM on 09/07/2011

UMass Amherst has gone overboard with discipline in order to shake that image and time. It's too bad. Good times were had by almost all.

[thereal brian]

11:43 PM on 09/07/2011

are you crazy? each year, extravanganja gets bigger and bigger. umass amherst trolls the local news to make people think its safer after getting the covated "most violent school" and out of control protests by drunk idiots in southwest, but hippies, drugs, music, and art are at an all-time high for amherst. it makes me want to go back!

[bessielil]

11:33 AM on 09/07/2011

My alma mater. All we got (way back when) were beanies (required at all times) and a plastic sign to wear on our backs stating our home town and major.

[DanInAustin]

11:18 AM on 09/07/2011

800 lbs of chicken? If they wanted to promote "sustainability," they wouldn't be using meat.

[thereal brian]

11:44 PM on 09/07/2011

why? would you rather they run a monoculture farm and destroy topsoil that never returns? you must be one of those clueless vegans.

[James B]

10:33 AM on 09/07/2011

mmm . . . .msg . . .

[Helen Greenfeld]

10:18 AM on 09/07/2011

Yum?

[GuiltyUndertaker]

09:56 AM on 09/07/2011

Did the University of Shanghai welcome students with a world-record deep fry?

[lianalove33]

02:44 PM on 09/07/2011

Naw, the executive chef involved from the Food Channel seems to favor the UMass for his attempts to break records. He, as the story told; also used the campus and student body to assist with his breaking the record for sushi.