Tlaxcala sets a Guinness World Record for the world’s biggest ‘party bread’ 

Bakers successful the tiny cardinal Mexican authorities of Tlaxcala broke a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest pan de fiesta (party bread), assembling 2,581 pieces to signifier the state’s sanction successful a nationalist plaza Monday.

The feat agreed astir 100 bakers from San Juan Huactzinco and San Juan Totolac, who baked thousands of walnut-flavored loaves to assertion the title. Those municipalities are wherever cookware de fiesta originated.

Tlaxcala Gov. Lorena Cuéllar displays the certificate for the Guinness World Record her authorities earned, and a loaf of the cookware de fiesta that made it possible. (Gobierno de Tlaxcala/X)

According to authorities officials, a Guinness adjudicator confirmed the grounds astatine an lawsuit marking the 500th day of the authorities capital, besides called Tlaxcala but officially known arsenic Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl.

Pan de fiesta is simply a staple successful determination festivals and patron saint celebrations successful Tlaxcala, Puebla and different areas of cardinal Mexico.

Traditionally saccharine and walnut-flavored, it’s decorated with ovum lavation and sesame seeds. Local bakers connection different flavors, specified arsenic conifer seed and ovum cream.

The Guinness designation is astatine slightest the 3rd for Tlaxcala, pursuing erstwhile records for the world’s longest tapete (in this case, a colorful, sawdust carpet laid retired successful a nationalist country for processions and festivals) and the largest assortment of tacos de canasta (tacos stored successful a covered handbasket to support them lukewarm and steamy until sold).

Adjacent to Mexico City and the authorities of Puebla, Tlaxcala is located successful the cardinal highlands.

In caller times, it has been the butt of societal media jokes and memes saying that the authorities didn’t really exist, though a 2025 Mexico News Daily article declared it “one of Mexico’s astir beauteous states and [one that] offers an exceptional prime of life.”

As for the state’s latest record, Tlaxcala Mayor Benjamín Atonal Conde called it “a existent brotherhood betwixt the 2 municipalities.” Guinness authoritative Alfredo Arista said the task took six months of mentation and met strict safety, hygiene and prime rules.

“This belongs to each the radical of Tlaxcala,” declared Gov. Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros.

The grounds is conscionable the latest successful a agelong enactment of quirky and culinary records acceptable passim Mexico.

More than 230 of them are recognized by Guinness — though the authoritative fig is pugnacious to pin down — but others are simply undertaken for civic oregon authorities pride, oregon to substance tourism.

Some of the caller accolades see the largest chorizo torta ever made (Toluca), the world’s largest taco acorazado (Cuernavaca) and a kilometer-long serving of sashimi (Mazatlán).

With reports from El Universal and AFAR Media