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A French chef hopes to claim the "world's largest barbecue" title after expending 15 hours, three tons of wood, and 15 litres of cooking oil to spit-roast a 550kg camel. Christian Falco, 63, from Perpignan, cooked up the cameline feast at a seaside town south of Rabat. He said he was "recreating a centuries-old tradition begun …

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  1. Bruce

    No. 237

    in a series of headlines you always knew you would one day read...

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  2. Paul R
    Joke

    Aaaah...

    ...spit roast as in cook over an open fire, with you now! ;)

    Also, THIS ARTICLE IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES!

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  3. Anonymous Coward
    Paris Hilton

    Paris Hilton next?

    No mention of spit-roasting the relatively meat-free Ms. Paris? Is it since the introduction of the commenting system that ElReg no longer feels a need push things deeper?

    Coat. Check.

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  4. Steven
    IT Angle

    Disappointed

    I was expecting some p0rn related story to unfurl there.

    Mr Haines I would like to register my disgust and demand a refund on my license fee....errr...

    IT angle etc etc?

    ;o)

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  5. Anonymous Coward
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    The Times Has Pics

    Here:

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article2896307.ece

    Although it seems no footballers were involved.

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  6. Frank Bough
    Paris Hilton

    Spit Roasting Paris?

    ...it's been done. More than once, by all accounts.

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  7. arran

    insert...

    "Roast me Amadeus" comment here.

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  8. Marvin the Martian
    Flame

    15L of cooking oil? Whatfor?

    In my experience of spitroasting --- small pigs, sheep and whatnot --- a lot of things have been used (garlic, salt, herbs, Duvel), but oil? How and why --- so it can drip in the fire, spatter around and burn you, or just ruin your food?

    Ils sont fous les occitains.

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  9. Bez
    Gates Halo

    I wonder

    If, as per a standard barbecue, the camel wasn't properly cooked and gave the diners a dose of the two-bob-bits, causing them to note that they could 'shit through the eye of a needle,' would a billionaire thus finally be confident of chancing his way through the pearly gates?

    Finally I've found a use for one of your stupid icons.

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  10. Mountford D

    Matter of taste

    I hope the camel died from natural causes and wasn't slaughtered for this purpose as it is clearly a record-breaking stunt. From a culinary point of view, I can think of loads of other better meat to spit roast. I wonder if Christian Falco and his BBQ guests at Rabat have ever tasted camel meat?

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  11. Anonymous Coward
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    15L of cooking oil: what for.

    The marinade. Camel-meat is by all accounts pretty tough old stuff: you wouldn't want it without a bit of tenderising, and if you aren't planning to casserole it on a slow heat for a long time, a marinade helps instead.

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  12. Anonymous Coward
    Joke

    I'm surprised

    the animal rights folks didn't get the hump about this!

    Parrrupphh CHISSSSSSSSSSH!

    I'm here all week, or until outer wear is retrieved from the cloakroom.

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  13. Craig Peters
    Stop

    You know...

    I tried to get a girl to spitroast a camel for me, but every time I asked she gave me the hump.

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  14. skeptical i
    Happy

    Ahhh, Thanksgiving.

    Here in Amurka, anyway. Picture the Norman Rockwell- style Anglo family crowded around Gramma's table while Grampa proudly carves the roast beast, the kids fight for the drumsticks, and family members form teams for the tug- of- war- style cracking of the wishbone (do camels even have wishbones?). That beast is gonna need a LOT of gravy and cranberry sauce.

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  15. yeah, right.

    record? Really?

    Or just the first one that applied to Guinness book? Because I'm pretty sure multiple camels have been barbequed in North Africa over the years without all the self-aggrandizing foofaraa.

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  16. Alistair
    Paris Hilton

    Paris Hilton angle

    But does the noted heiress have a camels toe?

    This article is worth nothing without pictures.

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  17. Anonymous Coward
    Coat

    @ Alistair

    No, for that she'd have to be wearing something under there.

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  18. Ross Atkins

    @Mountford D

    I've tried camel as sausages, steaks and chops and found that it's actually pretty tasty. If you cook it rare it isn't tough, and tastes very similar to beef. Not a patch on ostrich meat though - now there's some good eating.

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  19. Lee
    Happy

    @ Ross Atkins

    kangaroo steak is fantastic, as is Emu. .AU is the only country to eat the animals on the coat of arms. ;-)

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  20. Matthew Mell
    Happy

    @ Lee

    could be interesting to try lion and unicorn don't you think

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