It's so cheesy information technology broke the earth record.

When you think of the cheesiest slice of pizza, what comes to mind? Maybe its Mellow Mushroom's Slap-up White pizza, which is stacked with feta, provolone, ricotta, and mozzarella? Or peradventure it'due south the Four Cheese & Pesto at Uno Pizzeria & Grill? What if nosotros told you lot to think fifty-fifty cheesier?

French chef Benoit Bruel of Déliss' Pizza officially fix the Guinness World Record for putting the "Nigh Varieties of Cheese on a Pizza." His specialty pizza pie contained an astonishing 254 dissimilar kinds of cheese, which essentially makes any 4-cheese pizza look like child's play. (Related: 100 Easiest Recipes You lot Can Make.)

If you're annihilation similar usa, y'all likely didn't even know such a tape existed. Plain, Bruel technically broke the tape back in February. However, he had to compile the "required bear witness" of his success to nowadays to the judges at Guinness. As of final calendar week, the chef'southward impressive achievement finally received official recognition.

"Youhoooo," Bruel wrote in a Sunday mail on his restaurant's Instagram account. "It took a while just that'south it, the Guinness Book validated my record last Thursday! It'south official !!! My certificate arrives this week as well every bit the list of cheeses." (As translated by Google Interpret.)

With 154 kinds of cheese on his cholesterol-filled creation, the Australian chef Johnny Di Francesco formerly held the tape. That means Bruel shell the previous winner by 100 cheeses.

And so, why would someone go to not bad lengths to produce the cheesiest pizza on the planet? In the case of Bruel, his motivation largely stemmed from pride for his country. Every bit UPI reports, "Benoit told Guinness officials he thought it was important that the record be held by French republic, which is known for its cheeses."

For more, be sure to check out The Unhealthiest Pizzas in America.

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