Panama's Embera community managed to cook the world's largest patacon, which entered the Guinness World Records on World Food Day, October 16, 2019. /VCG

To prepare the gigantic patacon, which consists of a fried flat piece of green banana, 850 bananas from the indigenous community, 1,500 liters of oil and a 3.5-meter diameter pot was used. The patacon was 3 meters in diameter and 2 inches thick. /VCG

Indigenous leader of Alto Boyano Sara Omi said: "Our customs are being impacted by modernity and capital life," and "that making the world's largest patacón in our community is an opportunity to show everyone the need to preserve the country's native culture." /VCG