French Cook a Giant Omelette with 15 000 Eggs

French 15 000 eggs omellete

Since 1973, every year on the Monday following Easter, people in Bessières, France make a giant omelette, using 15,000 fresh eggs.

Legend has it that when Napoleon and his army were traveling through the south of France, they spent one night near Bessières. Napoleon ate an omelette prepared by a local cook, and he enjoyed it so much that he ordered the townspeople to gather all the eggs in the village and to prepare a gigantic omelette for his army the next day.

A cook from the Giant Omelette Brotherhood of Bessieres dumps eggs shells in a pile. Over 15,000 eggs were used to make the omelette. Remy Gabalda / AFP – Getty Images

The city is also home to more conservative traditions, including the ringing of the church bells,and an egg-rolling competition.

Omelette in the making. Remy Gabalda / AFP – Getty Images

The people who attended this event shared the food. The Giant Omelette Brotherhood of Bessières also cooks this kind of giant omelettes on demand all over in France.

Bread to go with the omelette. Remy Gabalda / AFP – Getty Images

Source: nbcnews.com