French chef tops pizza with 254 different types of cheeses, breaks Guinness record
All the cheeses were reportedly sourced from France
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This pizza is a cheese-lover’s dream.
Chef Benoît Bruel of restaurant Déliss Pizza in Lyon, France, has broken a world record by making a pizza topped with 254 types of cheese.
Last week, Guinness World Records confirmed that Bruel’s creation -- which he made in February of this year -- has been validated as the pizza with the most varieties of cheese.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The previous record was held by Australian chef Johnny Di Francesco, who made a pizza with 154 cheeses last year.
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According to the current record listing, Bruel “took this as a patriotic challenge as one of the things France is most famous for is its cheese.” All 254 cheese varieties on the record-breaking pie were sourced from France, according to The New York Post.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bruel reportedly spent about two hours weighing out “a few dozen grams” of each type of cheese. In total, the 12-inch pizza ended up with more than 1-and-a-half pounds of the stuff (800 grams).
Bruel claims he also spent about $4 on each package of cheese, which means it cost over $1,000 to buy all the toppings for the pizza.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}On Monday, Guinness World Records posted a three-minute video showing at least some of Bruel’s process in making the pizza.
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“New record: Forget four cheeses - here's 254 varieties of cheese on one pizza. Congratulations to France's Benoît Bruel,” Guinness World Records captioned the video.