Rabat- After Moroccans’ efforts to make the world's largest Tajine and Tangia, largest omelet, largest couscous, and largest flag, Morocco’s COSUMAR, a company specialized in the extraction, refining, and packaging of sugar in different forms, has designed the world’s largest piece of sugar.
The largest piece of sugar which was presented at the recent International Forum for Agriculture held in Meknes weighs less than 25 kilograms.
Known nationally as “Qaleb Dyal Sukkar,” the piece of sugar is “associated with important moments in the life of every Moroccan. It is presented at events such as the return from Mecca, weddings or baptisms," said Cosumar to the international media.
Morocco is known for its large consumption of sugar, which is an indispensable ingredient in many Moroccan dishes.
Last year, Morocco’s national consumption of sugar has reached 1.2 million tons an equivalent to 36 kilogram per capita, per year.
Last year, sugar products receive MAD 2,847 per ton in subsidies, which amounts to 2.8 dirhams per kilo,
According to Maps of the World, the top ten sugar consuming countries are Macedonia (73.8 kilograms per capita), Belize (65.5), Swaziland (56.9), Cuba (56.6), Trinidad & Tobago (55.3), Barbados (52.7), Brazil (51.7), Costa Rica (50.6), New Zealand (49.2), and St. Kitts & Nevis (49.0).
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