15/05/23
ELIZA D. O
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time.
Hilda broke the record of 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds set by Chef Lata Tondon in Rewa, India, in 2019, on Monday.
Hilda kick-started the competition last Thursday (May 11) at exactly 4pm.
The event, which is taking place at Amore Gardens in Lekki, Lagos had many Nigerians defying the rain to cheer up the chef.
Actor Charles Okocha, actress, Kate Henshaw,singer, Tiwa Savage, media personality, Enioluwa, and many others appeared at the event.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, who arrived at the venue on Sunday afternoon with a retinue of government officials and the press, expressed his satisfaction to see the 27-year-old chef’s desire to put Nigeria’s culture on the world map.
Speaking amid loud cheers by an excited crowd at the event, the governor said the state was proud to be gunning for another Guinness World Record having previously broken the record for the largest number of cupcakes in the world.
Baci is no stranger to breaking records as she won the maiden edition of the “Jollof Faceoff” competition in August 2021.
On why she embarked on the latest task, Baci said it is one of her biggest aspirations, adding that it is also an opportunity to tell some positive stories from Africa through the meals that we eat.
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