World Records
According to the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE), Joey Chestnut holds the world record for eating matzah balls; he ate 78 matzah balls in 8 minutes.
The largest matzah ball prepared weighed 267 pounds (121 kg) and was 29.2 inches (74 cm) long. Setting the Guinness World Record, the ball was made from "1000 eggs, 80 pounds of margarine, 200 pounds of matzah meal, and 20 pounds of chicken base." It was made by Chef Anthony Sylvestri of Noah's Ark Deli to raise awareness for a charity basketball game.
In 2010, this record was broken by Chef Jon Wirtis of Shlomo and Vito’s New York Delicatessen, located in Tucson, Arizona. Wirtis created a 426 pound matzah ball for New York's Jewish Food Festival. The ingredients were 125 pounds of matzo meal, 25 pounds of schmaltz, over 1,000 eggs and 20 pounds of potato starch.
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