Overview
- Organizers in Iquitos announced and staged a planned attempt to set a juane world record during the Fiesta de San Juan and prepared the dish at the San Juan fairgrounds.
- Local chefs and a team of more than 20 Loretan cooks used large quantities of traditional ingredients, including over 200 kg of rice, about 100 chickens, 2,000 eggs and 400 bijao leaves, and said they followed food-safety measures during overnight preparation.
- A Guinness World Records adjudicator oversaw weighing and verification for the first time the organization evaluated a juane category and required a minimum of 500 kilograms for certification.
- Guinness certified the juane at 743 kilograms and 100 grams and organizers distributed the cooked dish free to hundreds of festival attendees.
- Organizers say the recognition will promote Loreto's culinary heritage and could help boost local pride and tourism by showcasing Amazonian gastronomy to a wider audience.