FOXNews.com: Iran company aims for record with huge ice cream

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Iran company aims for record with huge ice cream Apr 2nd 2013, 16:17 Published April 02, 2013 Associated Press 5-tons of ice-cream made by Iranian Choopan dairy is displayed during a ceremony at the Tochal mountainous area of northern Tehran, Iran.AP An Iranian confectioner has made five tons of ice cream in hopes of setting a new world record for the largest tub of the dessert. The production drew hundreds of eager spectators to a ceremony north of the capital to taste the chocolate ice cream, which measured 1.6-meters (five feet) by two meters (seven feet) and which producers say cost over $30,000 to make. Board Member Mohammad Baheri of Choopan Dairy said the company aimed to register a new Guinness World Record and also boost Iranian ice cream consumption. A Guinness World Records representative visited the tub, he added. Iranians eat an average 1.5 kilograms (3.3. lb) of ice cream per year. The current record belongs to U.S. producer Baskin-Robbins, which made an 8,865 lb (4,021 kg) tub in 2005. Related Stories Guinness World Records food record adjudicators tell all Massive chocolate sculpture breaks Guinness World Record Mexico's Record-Breaking Obsession The largest pizzas in America

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