Sarma is every Slavs favorite dish, especially to South Slavs, but even the west Slavs love it and call it Gołąbki. In Croatia there is an event called ‘Zeljarijada’ that is held in the northern Croatian city of Varaždin, this was the 20th edition of the festival. It is a 3-day cultural and food loving festival to cook the longest sarma ever, this year they officially entered the Guinness Book of Records for the longest sarma in the world.
Each year their sarma is getting better, longer and bigger so if you get there by any chance you won’t leave hungry. This year they managed to make a 1,320-meter long sarma, officially the longest in the world and it took 22 cooks to make it that big.
What do you need to make the gigantic sarma?
1,200 pieces of cabbage,
300 kilograms of boneless beef,
410 kilograms of boneless pork,
55 kilograms of bacon,
75 kilograms of dried ribs,
75 kilograms of dried sausages,
105 kilograms of rice,
14 kilograms of vegeta,
70 kilograms of onions,
12 kilograms of salt,
2 kilograms of pepper,
700 eggs,
4.5 kilograms of garlic,
40 liters of oil and a lot of tomato concentrate.
So when you get all those ingredients and dozens of cooks you could beat the record. More than 10,000 people visited the festival this year.
Last month Croatia set the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest sarma when a whopping 1,320-metre sarma was made at the Zeljarijada festival in Vidovec in the northern Croatian Varaždin County.
Now Bosnia and Herzegovina has joined in on the act. In the city of Tuzla today a huge meat burek, weighing 650 kilograms was revealed which they hope will earn them a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
Besides the massive burek, they also produced a gigantic portion of ćevapi, 1,500 pieces on a huge lepinja. They also hope that makes the Guinness Book of Records also.
“The dimension of the burek is 6 meters x 6 meters. 14 people took part in preparing it with the pastry measuring 1,500 meters in length,” Omer Isović, one of the organizers of the Tuzla Gastro Show.
The government of Turkey announced the immediate suspension of visa services to U.S. citizens, effective October 8, 2017. According to the government’s announcement, this includes the issuance of physical “sticker” visas at border posts, and the online Turkish electronic visa (e-visa). U.S. citizens planning travel to Turkey, and who have questions regarding this regulation should contact the closest Embassy or Consulate of Turkey or the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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The Red Bull Cliff Diving Series moves all around the globe, with the competitors launching themselves from cliff tops and other cliff jumping locations in a different country each week. This week the Red Bull Cliff Diving Series returns to the city of Mostar with the action centered on the Old Bridge.
Who is diving this year?
Listed below are all great names that spectators in Mostar will be able to see this year!
Adriana Jimenez
Date of Birth:20/01/1985
Height:1.58m
Weight:50kg
Resides in: Mexico City
She loves dancing, hates running and is one of the world’s best cliff divers – Adriana Jimenez from Mexico City. A lovely personality, that never runs short of surprising the people around her with small gifts and a big smile.
Sergio Guzman
Date of Birth:26/02/1991
Height:1.75m
Weight:70kg
Resides in:Mexico City
“I have not lost the ability to jump in the water like a ‘regular’ person, I just learned how to fall in style,” Sergio Guzman says. His style has taken him quite far already, as the Mexican once invited his girlfriend to a diving show and dedicated the highest dive to her – the rest is history: the two are now married and parents of a cute baby girl.
Jonathan Paredes
Date of Birth:14/08/1989
Height:1.65m
Weight:62kg
Resides in:Mexico City
“Become the champion.” A pretty straightforward goal. No doubt about Jonathan Paredes’ ambitions, and looking at his 2016 results – victory at the season opener, four 3rd placed finishes and runner-up to champion Gary Hunt – the World Series’ ‘ripping machine’ is hard on the heavyweights’ heels.
Blake Aldridge
Date of Birth:04/08/1982
Height:1.70m
Weight:65kg
Resides in:London
If you want to know what competitive is, watch Blake Aldridge – the finalist at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing has had to deal with quite some injuries and set-backs in his career but would never ever give up. And this is not only true for his professional life. “If there’s anything I really suck at, I’ll work on it to be good at it.”
Gary Hunt
Date of Birth:11/06/1984
Height:1.75m
Weight:68kg
Resides in:Paris, France
Introducing the world’s best cliff diver – a man, afraid of heights. “I’m so used to judging height and seeing how many somersaults and twists I can do from that height, I can’t help but imagine how it would feel to somersault and jump off. So where there’s no water underneath, it scares the life out of me.” Luckily, when it comes to diving from the equivalent of six double-decker buses – to keep it Brit-style for the Paris-resident – the 6-time World Series champion manages to overcome the fear factor and to make the most complicated dives look easy.
Helena Merten
Date of Birth:17/03/1995
Height:1.65m
Weight:54kg
Resides in:Gold Coast
The acrobat set her first mark at the FINA High Diving World Cup in February 2016 and grabbed the last spot for the World Series to become the youngest ever athlete in the permanent divers line-up. And Helena Merten lived up to the expectations: a podium at the season opener in Texas (3rd) and another one to round off the year in a challenging floodlit night event in the Dubai Marina (2nd).
Rhiannan Iffland
Date of Birth:09/09/1991
Height:1.67m
Weight:60kg
Resides in:Newcastle, Australia
The laid-back Aussie-girl from New South Wales comes from a trampoline background and started her diving career around the age of nine. Although she performed at (and won) some national meets, she took the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series entirely by surprise. 2017 will be ‘Rhi’s’ first season as a permanent diver. Will she be able to defend her title?
Orland Duque
Date of Birth:11/09/1974
Height:1.75m
Weight:70kg
Resides in: Cali, Colombia
For almost 20 years, the sport’s main ambassador has developed and established this raw and extreme discipline, has won literally everything – the inaugural World Series in 2009 as well as the first FINA High Diving World Championship title in 2013, amongst others – and there’s still no stopping this man at the age of 42.
Lysanne Richard
Date of Birth:30/08/1981
Height:1.62m
Weight:56kg
Resides in:Montreal, Canada
Only two women have won in 2016 and Lysanne Richard was one of them. An astonishing season for the 35-year-old ended with the 2nd place in the overall ranking right behind an untouchable Rhiannan Iffland. Out of her five podium finishes two went straight to the top.
Kris Kolanus
Date of Birth:22/10/1986
Height:1.70m
Weight:63kg
Resides in:Halle, Germany
The 30-year-old is the first athlete in the history of the World Series to return as a permanent diver after being forced into wildcard status for the previous two seasons. Kris Kolanus is also the only diver in the line-up who runs his own record label – Mad-Hop Records.
Michal Navratil
Date of Birth:05/06/1985
Height:1.84m
Weight:85kg
Resides in:Prague, Czech Republic
“After seven seasons in the World Series I finally figured out my dives and I feel confident with them. I’m really happy with my dive list; I have a good level of difficulty. 2016 could be the year of success!” Said. Done. Nothing to add.
Andy Jones
Date of Birth:21/04/1985
Height:1.82m
Weight:81kg
Resides in:Santa Monica, California
Coming out ahead at the 2016 showdown, California-based Jones utilised his Cirque du Soleil background in the World Series’ first-ever night time event to show his best diving and topped his most successful season with a first place from the 27m-platform. The 11th athlete to ever win a competition completed the overall podium behind Gary Hunt and Jonathan Paredes, promoting him to one of the favourites for the 2017 season.
Cesilie Carlton
Date of Birth:27/03/1981
Height:1.65m
Weight:54kg
Resides in:San Antonio, Texas
After becoming the first wildcard diver to win a competition (the off-the-cliff meet on the Portuguese Azores in 2015) the 36-year-old has big plans for the new season. After winning the inaugural world championship title for high divers in 2013 – following FINA’s inclusion of high diving as a professional sport in 2012 – the physically super fit athlete is part of the Women’s World Series since its debut season in 2014
David Colturi
Date of Birth:30/04/1989
Height:1.73m
Weight:70kgResides in:Los Angeles, California
The former medical student was back on the 10m-board in early February and might still add a few more successful cliff diving seasons before he ultimately returns to the books to become a doctor.
Ginger Huber
Date of Birth:06/12/1974
Height:1.70m
Weight:58kg
Resides in: Orlando, Florida
At 42, Ginger still feels comfortable on the podium and so she won 2nd place in Shirahama (JPN) and 3rd on the Azores (POR) in last year’s World Series. Unfortunately, her 6th place in the 2016 overall rankings does not at all represent her true potential.
Steven LoBue
Date of Birth:17/06/1985
Height:1.61
Weight:62kg
Resides in: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Steven LoBue is a man of many labels: he has established himself as the World Series’ ‘turbo spinner’ – he’s the only man who does five somersaults in less than three seconds. He’s the ‘miracle man’ from La Rochelle when he hit the platform at take-off with his forehead and came out with only a scratch. The diving coach is a loving husband and father, and never short of a smile.
Location – Old bridge in Mostar Coordinates – 43°20’13″N, 17°48’54″E Platform heights – 27m | 21m Water depth – 5m to 5.5m Water temperature in September – 13°C Air temperature in September – 27°C Water – River Neretva, freshwater Random fact – The bridge was destroyed during the war in Bosnia (1992-1995), and later faithfully reconstructed using the original stone blocks taken out from the river below. It was reopened in 2004.
Built in the 16th century, the iconic Old bridge or Stari most has a diving tradition that stretches back almost 450 years. Diving into the river from the highest point of the bridge has been a test of courage for local young men for as long as anyone can remember. Tourists can pay locals to make the dive for their viewing pleasure. Official annual bridge-jumping competitions started in 1968 and are still held each summer.
Connecting cities with sports
The Red Bull Cliff Diving Series moves all around the globe, with the competitors launching themselves from cliff tops and other cliff jumping locations in a different country each week.This week the Red Bull Cliff Diving Series returns to the city of Mostar with the action centered on the Old Bridge. In 2016, Mostar hosted more than 5,000 spectators who came out to enjoy the spectacular cliff jumping show in the glorious sunshine.
The Red Bull Cliff Diving event has been held in more than 27 countries around the world, connecting people through adventure sports and adrenalin, excitement and cheering audience.
The event itself gathered many Cliff Diving stars as Michael Navratil and Lysanne Richard. Exactly 16 divers and jumpers of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Cup are coming to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in order to continue their competition, on 15th and 16th September 2017.
This event will be LIVE on September 16 from 14.30 local time (12.30 GMT) on www.redbullcliffdiving.comand Red Bull TV. Red Bull TV is available on connected TVs, gaming consoles, mobile devices and more. Find out more at about.redbull.tv
We are expecting another exciting contest in Mostar, which will show the best jumpers to fight for victory, with the magnificent Old Bridge as a stage.
