Cutlet Day in Kostroma

In 2017, the world's largest fried cutlet was listed in the Guinness Book of Records, weighing 332 kilograms It was prepared in honor of the holiday celebrated on August 28 by chefs from Kostroma Residents and guests of the city owe the appearance of this unusual celebration on the calendar to the manufacturers of semi-finished products, who in 2007 held an advertising campaign dedicated to cutlets Lovers of beef and pork, fish and vegetables liked the idea, because the well-known dish is on the menu not only for meat eaters, but also for vegetarians Since 2011, on August 28, Kostroma has annually celebrated Cutlet Day Residents of other regions of Russia also enjoyed the funny celebration In honor of the holiday, they not only make the Tsar Cutlet, trying to break the record of a product listed in the Guinness Book weighing more than 3 tons and measuring 274 by 213 meters Professional and amateur chefs compete in preparing delicious semi-finished products that meet the standards A proper cutlet made from minced pork, fish, beef or chicken, as well as from duck or rabbit, should weigh no more than 75 grams, and according to the GOST in force in the USSR, no more than 50 grams It is not easy to meet all the requirements for minced meat consistency, taste and other parameters The winner of the competition will receive a prize - a cup in the shape of a cutlet The achievements of semi-finished products manufacturers from Kostroma are included in the Russian Book of Records In 2017, the Kotletar company launched a cutlet into space The culinary masterpiece was placed in a special capsule equipped with a thermometer, a video camera and equipment to monitor its movement Participants in the celebration could personally watch the cutlet rise into the sky on a weather balloon According to the organizers of the action, the semi-finished product was supposed to freeze naturally, reaching the upper layers of the atmosphere, where the temperature drops below 0 °C The flight of the culinary product lasted 13 hours, after which the balloon burst at a temperature of -42 °C, and the cutlet descended to the ground by parachute 200 km from Kostroma Members of the commission that monitored the experiment arrived at the site and recorded the natural freezing of the semi-finished product The cutlet was made according to a new recipe - with the addition of venison It was not by chance that the semi-finished product was launched into space - in weightlessness, calorie consumption is much higher than on Earth Therefore, the astronauts’ menu after German Titov’s flight included entrecotes, beef tongue and cutlets The festival of taste, held at the end of August, is eagerly awaited not only by the chefs of Kostroma, but also by connoisseurs of their culinary talent According to tradition, every year the masters prepare the Tsar Cutlet, which is a symbol of the celebration and decoration of the event In the evening, after competitions and competitions and the presentation of prizes, everyone can taste this masterpiece, choosing the sauce and side dish to their taste This is how one of the most fun and delicious holidays in Russia ends - Cutlet Day in Kostroma