London, November 2 An American restaurant has claimed space in the Guinness Book of World Records after creating the world's largest meatball weighing 222.5 pounds.

Matthew Mitnitsky, owner of Nonni's Italian Eatery in New Hampshire, said he came up with the record breaking bite "to bring the meatball back to the East Coast because that's where it originated."

The giant meatball took three days to cook and was "totally edible", proud Mitnitsky revealed.

"This all started when we were reviewing sales from our three restaurant locations," The Telegraph quoted him as saying before the record attempt.

"Our meatballs came out on top at every location. So I thought, let's create a family event around the meatball," he added. (ANI)