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Students and staff at Miller High School in Regina created a 40-metre long sandwich for lunch on Tuesday.

The idea was to note Mardi Gras with something other than the traditional fare of pancakes.

It took about three hours to get all of the ingredients together — and considerably less time for students to devour their noon hour feast.

Video by Brad Leclair/CBC

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