Oaxaca made history again. As part of Guelaguetza 2025, more than 120 traditional female cooks from San Antonio de la Cal broke the Guinness record for the second time by making the world’s largest tlayuda, with 1,200 pieces, a feat that celebrates the state’s pride, culture, and gastronomy.
The tlayudas were aligned in a spiral on a line that reached 350 meters in length, a collective masterpiece completed in just five hours. The previous record, of just 500 pieces, was far surpassed.
The preparation of esquites has diversified, and each region adds its own twist, but they are undoubtedly simply delicious.
The event took place in Oaxacan Spring Park, during the Expo Venta Del Comal para el Mundo: La Tlayuda, where tradition merges with celebration, and corn becomes the emblem of cultural resistance. During the ceremony, the cooks asked Governor Salomón Jara Cruz for recognition and support to patent the Tlayuda Fair, as a symbol of the effort and legacy of San Antonio de la Cal, a municipality adjacent to Oaxaca City.
“We got up at three in the morning. Today we showed that it is possible. Support us as we support you,” said one of the cooks, visibly moved.
Víctor López Leyva, Secretary of Agricultural and Rural Development, emphasized that Oaxaca produces 35 of the 59 varieties of native corn in Mexico, which reaffirms the state’s agricultural importance.
“An ear of corn contains eight thousand years of ancestral wisdom. Here, corn is not just food: it is art, culture, tradition, and food sovereignty. We don’t need genetically modified corn to feed our people. In Oaxaca, the future is planted in our cornfields,” the official stated.
Alfredo Arista Rueda, official adjudicator of Guinness World Records, validated the achievement and awarded Oaxaca a new world title that confirms its cultural and culinary leadership.
Source: oem
