NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — March 21 may have been a lenten "Fish Fry Friday," but the Italian-American St. Joseph Society had an extra-large pasta for lunch. Every year, they say it's the world's largest bowl of pasta. Delicious, but hard work for the chefs! Crawfish Mania! 13 different crawf ish dishes during Lent "You have 80 to 100 gallons of the sauce, gravy, sugo. A thousand pounds of the pasta. There's many other ingredients that goes into this dish. It's a very ornate chore, and a labor of passion and love," said Peter Gilberti, president of the Italian-American St. Joseph Society. (WGNO/Jeff Kent) (WGNO/Jeff Kent) The chefs worked on the meal for nearly eight hours, and the line to devour it stretched out the door. The Italian-American St. Joseph's parade is Saturday night, March 22, through downtown New Orleans, and starting at 6 p.m. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts George Foreman, boxing legend and grill mogul, dead at 76 Sanders-AOC rallies setting stage for protest movement: Activist Major League Baseball removes references to 'diversity' from MLB Careers home page 'Gilmore Girls' star makes surprising confession Young Michigan hockey player goes home after months of rehab ...read more read less