Team of cooks in El Salvador break record by making world's largest pupusa

EL SALVADOR (KABC) -- If you've eaten Salvadoran food, you've likely had a pupusa. Now a new record has been claimed for the largest pupusa ever made.

A team of cooks in Olocuilta, El Salvador baked a giant pupusa that measured 18 feet in diameter.
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The achievement marked National Pupusa Day, which Salvadorans usually celebrate on the second Sunday in November.

A pupusa is a thick corn tortilla stuffed with savory ingredients, like pork meat, refried beans and cheese.
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It took 500 pounds of corn flour to make the massive pupusa. The final result was devoured by locals.