LAS VEGAS (AP) - It's time to raise a glass of bubbly—the maker of the Alka-Seltzer antacid tablet has set a record for creating the world's largest buffet. About 850 hungry customers helped Bayer HealthCare LLC, a subsidiary of the German pharmaceutical and chemical firm Bayer AG, celebrate the 75th anniversary of its heartburn relief product—known for the jingle "plop, plop, fizz, fizz"—by partaking in a massive spread at the Las Vegas Hilton.
In all, 510 dishes were set in front of the crowd Tuesday. Each one had to be certified distinct by a Guinness World Record adjudicator.
They ranged from Mongolian chicken and salmon Wellington to creme brulee and homemade apple pie.
"I didn't taste each one, otherwise I might have needed several Alka- Seltzers in the end," adjudicator Nadine Causey said.
There was no previous record for the stomach-expanding event, so Guinness set the bar high at 500 dishes to qualify.
"It's an amount large enough to make it a feat that will stretch people," Causey said.
