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Israeli chef cooks world's largest falafel ball
Dan Verbin
Published: 23.05.10, 14:29
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1. how totally wonderful
Larry ,   Los Angeles   (05.23.10)
I can not believe this, some idiots made a large felafel, big deal, all it takes is a lot of humus and a little bit of brains. What a great thrill, I hope we don't see a story about the indigestion they got from eating it!!
2. damn got filtered, anyway bravo (see minding my language)
ghostq   (05.24.10)
and now all you need is huge pita bread that you can put this falafel inside. :P
3. Please Not the Gefilte Fish
Michael ,   New York   (05.24.10)
The Haredim will likely classify as a Whale and declare it non-kosher, without even seeing it. History repeats itself. This is how the sturgeon flunked.
4. Worlds Largest Falafel
Habib Suliman ,   New York City, USA   (05.24.10)
Larry, please do not be offended but this is not about falafel and tachina. Read between the lines. With the build up of a projected 40,000 missiles to Israel's north provided to Hezbollah from Iran via Syria, Israel has to be creative in any and every manner possible to defend itself and strike back where it really hurts the enemy. We know their ways and how they operate. They don't care about sending naive women and children on one way missions. But there is one thing that they do really care about. Falafel. As we read in this very publication a month ago, supposedly a meteorite came to earth and landed on the beach in Bat Yam. Then it was revealed that a certain Chaim Pinto from Haifa was responsible when "tachina accidentally coated his shashlick" and became a ballistic projectile. Or at least according to government censors. Well the analysis is simple. You have to get them super hard in their weakest spot. They have to feel it in their "kishkis" as our Ashkenazim brothers and sisters would say. You know that right at this very moment Nasrallah in his bunker is so dazzled by this event that he can not even sleep. Not even with the thought of a few additional virgins when he reaches Paradise. This Super Falafel has given Nasrallah and Harrari - please excuse my language - diarrhea! The analysts are hoping that it will be so severe that he will dehydrate and again to quote our Ashkenazim brothers and sisters - he will platz. The Middle East is a tough neighborhood, only the best falafel survives. My sources tell me about another secret project from Israel involving baklava!
5. That's not a ball - it's a loaf!
Talula ,   Israel   (05.24.10)
6. who gives a fu*k!?
Leonello ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (05.24.10)
7. #1 what?
ben Ish   (05.24.10)
What are you saying here? That a peaceful, non-violent, and fun competition is for "idiots"? Are you so addicted to the violence raging across the world today? Is that your preference? Lets say instead of hummus and felafel world records we just trade missiles instead? Would that make you happy? No sir. It is attitudes like YOURS that make the world sick. I would prefer nations battled over who could make the largest toothpick tower than trading blood and bullets and bombs like they do now. Apparently that would be too boring for you. So what? I dream of the day when the world becomes so boring for your types that you must hurl yourselves from skyscrapers to escape it.
8. Is this really and truly newsworthy ?
miri ,   israel   (05.24.10)
9. The world's biggest felafel
newyorkone   (05.24.10)
Now, if we could only bake the world's biggest pita, we could stuff it with the world's biggest felafel, and add the world's most hummous. This is all very funny, but wouldn't it be wonderful if all our battles were only about felafel and hummous? Let's all stop the war wongering and spare our children and ourselves any future suffering.
10. shhhhhh don't tell the Arabs
Agent 007.5 ,   USA   (05.24.10)
shhhhhh don't tell the Arabs, but this falafel "ball" is an advanced prototype version of a top secret bio-tech Israeli weapon designed to hit the Arabs where it hurts most.
11. 40 liters?
roli ,   miami beach, USA   (05.24.10)
They could have made 2 more if they kept the fire on and put it in the worlds largest pita from Jerusalem of November 09. It might also work as a vegan alternative to deep fried thanksgiving turkey. imho the Frishman recipe is the bes but runners up are in the same neighbourhood. Technically the record to beat is in New York now where it has been eaten.
12. #7
Larry ,   Los Angeles   (05.25.10)
Despite the fact that you are obviously living in some netherland, making a gigantic falafel that no one can eat some how reduces tension in the world. I think intelligence and its proper use would be a better tool to bring world peace than this fafafel crap. Only pea brains like you can appreciate it. Good luck, you need it.
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