A group of enthusiastic people in Gansbaai are attempting to smash a Guinness World Record and make the biggest abalone dish in the world on 16 June 2011!
The previous Guinness World Record is for a whole cooked abalone – better known by South Africans as perlemoen - that tipped the scales at 49kg! Everybody at the event will get the opportunity to taste the dish and a fun-filled day is being planned on the Gansbaai Sports Grounds.
There will be plenty of food and craft stalls, including a beer tent. Everybody is also welcome to try their hand at the fun competitions from keg rolling and keg throwing to the largest beer belly and the longest beard contests. The Mr & Miss Abalone contest is sure to draw lots of spectators and there’ll be prizes for the best hat of the day and other smaller contests.
The aim of this event is to put Gansbaai on the map and to showcase what else the town has to offer. Gansbaai is situated nearby Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa and shark cage diving is an extremely popular activity in this coastal town. Being situated on the Cape Whale Coast also means that whale watching is possible from June to December.
The fun will start at 10h00 and go on until late, and the entry fee will be R30 for adults and R10 for children, which includes a taste of the record-breaking abalone dish.
All profits will go to charity and rest assured that all the abalone are being legally sourced.
All enquiries can be sent to Gansbaai Tourism 028 3841439, Marie Reid 083 3101733 or Toni Boshoff 082 344 2145.
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