Most tacos served in one hour, world record set in Nuevo León, Mexico

September 3, 2025

Nuevo León, Mexico--The La Discada 2025 festival in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, involved a team of 100 culinary students to prepare a 5,331 pounds of cooked food were then turned into tacos served to the festival's 10,000 attendees, setting the world record for the Most tacos served in one hour, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

"A festival in a Mexican city served 13,215 tacos in one hour, and in the process also broke the Guinness World Records for the largest stir-fry and the largest frying pan," the UPI reports.

"The La Discada 2025 festival in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, involved a team of 100 culinary students using a 23-foot diameter frying pan to prepare a stir-fry dish called la discada, which contains sausage, beef, pork, bacon, tomatoes, peppers, onions and beer.

"The stir-fry cooked for three hours and 40 minutes over a wood fire and the 5,331 pounds of cooked food were then turned into tacos served to the festival's 10,000 attendees."

"The record for the most tacos served in one hour is 13,215, set in August 2025 at the La Discada festival in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico.

"A team of 100 culinary students served the tacos using a 23-foot diameter frying pan to create a large-scale stir-fry, which was then made into tacos for attendees." (AI Overview)

"The most tacos served in one hour is 13,215, and was achieved by La Discada, Gobierno de Guadalupe, and Instituto Hermann Hesse (all Mexico) in Nuevo León, Mexico, on 21 June 2025," the Guinness World Records says.

"A sponsor provided tortillas measuring 10 cm in diameter. Tacos were prepared and served in plates of five, with a total of 13,215 tacos counted and verified by two witnesses."

"More than 10,000 people attended the event and media coverage was outstanding, reports USMEF Trade Manager Rigoberto Treviño. In addition to coverage from traditional outlets such as newspapers and television, U.S. pork and beef gained significant exposure through digital platforms, especially from foodies and influencers who attended the event," the National Hog Farmer says.

"Discada is a traditional dish from northern Mexico in which various meats and vegetables are cooked on a large, flat, metal disc. USMEF supplied U.S. pork and beef for the discada, partnering with Mexican importer/retailer Carnes Ramos."

"A taco is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a small hand-sized corn- or wheat-based tortilla topped with a filling. The tortilla is then folded around the filling and eaten by hand.

"A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, beans, vegetables, and cheese, and garnished with various condiments, such as salsa, guacamole, or sour cream, and vegetables, such as lettuce, coriander, onion, tomatoes, and chiles. Tacos are a common form of antojitos, or Mexican street food, which have spread around the world.[2]

"Tacos can be contrasted with similar foods such as burritos, which are often much larger and rolled rather than folded; taquitos, which are rolled and fried; or chalupas/tostadas, in which the tortilla is fried before filling." (Wikipedia)

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