“文化搭台，经济唱戏”是多地的发展策略，也是官员乐以做的事，这次扬州“最大份炒饭”本应该炒作成功的，但原因不知是因为策划不到位，没有考虑到炒饭怎么吃的问题，还是因为没炒好，导致有不能吃的问题。最后功亏一匮。

国内媒体主要是批评“存在浪费食物情况，其挑战纪录无效”，如《吉尼斯宣布扬州"最大份炒饭"纪录因浪费食物挑战无效》。但据CNN报道，主要原因还是因为“the dish wasn't "entirely edible（炒饭不能完全食用）.”CNN在标题《China: Record-breaking rice dish ends up as pig feed》的文章中说道：“Sharon Yang, the Greater China marketing director for Guinness World Records, said that the organizer had initially provided documentation suggesting that the rice was sent to five companies to be eaten by their staff but the world record attempt had since been disqualified because the dish wasn't "entirely edible.""Following a further review of the evidence, it is now clear that over 150 kilograms of fried rice was not fit for human consumption," she said. "We will not be able to accept claims for large food items if they prove to be inedible, or if they are prepared in such a way as to make them unfit for general consumption.”