Culinary competition sets world record

Lim (front row, left), with the certificate from Guinness World Records declaring the Malaysia Culinary World Cup 2023 as the world’s largest cooking competition. With him are celebrity chef Liza Zainol (centre) and Subramaniam Velu who were part of the organising team. – ONG SOON HIN/The Star

THREE days, 713 participants, 65 categories, 90 judges and nine months of planning.

These were the crucial numbers that entered the Malaysia Culinary World Cup 2023 into Guinness World Records (GWR) as the world’s largest cooking competition.