Pollo Tropical set a
world record on Super Bowl Sunday at its Miami Gardens location. In the shadow
of Sun Life Stadium, more than 20 cooks and prep crew chopped, diced, and
blended nearly 1,200 pounds of fresh salsa. The Pollo Tropical cooks set the World
Record for the Largest Serving of Salsa – weighing in at 1,170 pounds.
They
used more than 1,336 tomatoes, almost 138 ounces of
cilantro, 621 pounds of spicy picante hot
sauce and 35 gallons of spring water. Kim Miller Director of Marketing
was confident that their perfect homemade recipe had all
the potential ingredients to be the winner. Apart from that it was a testimony
to the world about
their signature collection fresh range of salsas which everybody were most
invited to take a bite
at . Pollo
Tropical was inspired to create this largest-ever serving of free salsa to
spotlight its unique, made-from-scratch salsas including the classic, caliente,
guava barbecue, cilantro, mustard curry, mojo, and more. While the salsa
making took place, Pollo Tropical provided various forms of entertainment for
the public. Raffles were conducted to give away Pollo Tropical BBQ sets,
coolers, the famous Pollo Tropical hot sauce, and Free Chicken For A Year. Boca
Raton resident Sharon Buhr won the Free Chicken For A Year prize. A salsa dancing contest also spiced up the
event, which was touted as Miami's most flavorful free tailgate party. Winners
Monica Gonzalez and Rodrigo Martinez from New Image Salsa proudly took home the
$1,000 grand prize package.
But the yummy salsa bowl was not prepared meticulously by the
cooks for a party. Rather it was made keeping a noble
cause in mind. The company Pollo Tropical pledged the meal to the Boys and Girls Clubs
after School Programme for every
students that has participated in the event. The event reached a grand total of
800 meals which had gone into donation.
Pollo Tropical is one of the most popular quick service restaurants concept.
They offer a wide variety of menus
from their original signature
collections like the marinated chicken to the world famous Tropi Chops they have all the lip smacking healthier eating options that
could just leave your taste buds craving more.
The Largest serving of salsa weighed 1,170 pounds and was set by Pollo Tropical at Sun Life
Stadium, Miami, Florida, United States of America on February 13, 2010.
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