Two Palestinian immigrants offer the world's longest sandwich shawarma

Esraa Hussein - Canada

Palestinian friends Yazen and Yasser Shalabi, who are Canadian citizens, entered the Guinness Book of World Records after the longest 30-meter chicken shawarma sandwich in the world, and destroyed the previous record of 27 meters.

Yazen and Yasir moved to Canada 16 years ago and opened Shalaby's restaurant in London Ontario, Ontario, Canada, five years ago, before deciding to enter the Guinness Book of Records with the world's largest sandwich.

More than 100 volunteers, some of them of Arab origin and others of different nationalities, participated in the event. Twenty sandwich tables were prepared, while the physical cost of the initiative was about $ 7,000.

"I attended this event to be a witness to the preparation of the world's tallest chicken shawarma sandwich," says Mayor of London Ontario Adhildur. "Our city is witnessing a lot of international events every year and this activity is an important event in the history of the city because it will enter the Guinness Book of Records."

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Halldor noted the meals of the Shalabi restaurant, and said it was one of the city's most famous restaurants. The brothers Yazen and Yasser Shalabi did not just prepare the longest shawarma sandwich and enter the Guinness Book of Records, but also thought to help the Canadian community and dedicated food to help the needy and homeless in the city. His pride in the initiative.

Living in London, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, there are many Canadians of Arab and Islamic origin, estimated at 35% of the city's population of about 400,000 people and many Arab shops and restaurants.

Canadian society in this city has become familiar with many Arab food, customs and customs, making Arab cuisine such as shawarma, falafel and hummus familiar and popular in Canadian society.