
More than 150 Uruguayan steakhouses have converged in a bid to break the record for 'world's biggest barbecue'.

Chefs at Roda Park, in Minas, Uruguay, are using more than a staggering 16 tons of beef in their attempt to smash the record, which is currently held by at town in the La Pampa province of Argentina.

Astonishing pictures from the South American country show chefs preparing huge amounts of beef as billows of barbecue smoke fill the air.

And nearly eight tons of salad were hauled in for the event to accompany the dizzying helpings of meat.

'We estimate that between 35,000 and 38,000 portions could be produced,' organiser Victor Modino told El País.

The steakhouses taking part in the mammoth cook-off are volunteers and represent various traditionalist organizations and partners throughout the Uruguay.

A total of 16,500 kg of beef are grilled in Rodo Park in Minas, Uruguay, 120 km from Montevideo, in an attempt to break the Guinness record for 'The World' s Biggest Barbecue'

Barbecue smoke filled the air as chefs from all over the South American country converged on Rodo Park in a bid to smash the world record

Crowds await plentiful helpings of barbecued beef. Nearly eight tons of salad were hauled in for the event to accompany the dizzying helpings of meat

Astonishing pictures from the South American country show chefs preparing huge amounts of beef as billows of barbecue smoke fill the air

Chefs inspect the mountains of beef at the event in Uruguay. The record for the World's Largest Barbecue is currently held by a town in Argentina

Chefs at Roda Park, in Minas, Uruguay, are using more than a staggering 16 tons of beef in their attempt to smash the record

Two of the cooks post for a picture as the mammoth barbecue gets underway in the South American country