How Japanese Chefs Feed 30,000 People With World’s Largest Bowl Of Beef Imoni Soup | Big Batches

Every autumn, Japan’s largest imoni-kai, or imoni soup party, is held in Yamagata City. At the center of the celebration is a 4-ton, pot that holds enough soup to feed 30,000 people. For more than a century, imoni soup parties have been held in the Yamagata Prefecture to celebrate the changing of seasons from summer to autumn. Always cooked outside, these soups also have one defining ingredient, taro root, known as satoimo in Japanese. We visited the largest imoni soup party in Yamagata City to see how the imoni is prepared in such big batches. MORE BIG BATCHES VIDEOS: How A Legendary New York Bakery Makes 21,000 Croissants Every Week How New York’s Best Pizzeria Makes 140,000 Pizzas In Its Coal-Fired Oven Every Year How The World’s Biggest Batches Of Food Are Made -----------------------------------------------------