World record proof may be in the 10kg black pudding

Some would argue that it’s much ado about pudding — but an artisan butcher hopes his super-sized delicacy will set a world record.

Behold the giant blood-and-guts-filled black pudding created by Tim McCarthy, of McCarthy’s traditional craft butchers in Kanturk, North Cork.

“It’s a big one all right. If a baby came out like that, it would be walking and talking, and driving home from the hospital,” Tim said.