After nearly four full days of non-stop cooking, popular Nigerian chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, known on social media as Hilda Baci, is officially the world record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Guinness World Records confirmed his status on Tuesday.
Baci cooked a total of 100 hours during the four-day marathon, but had to settle for a record time of 93 hours and 11 minutes because he “mistakenly took extra minutes for one of his breaks early in the attempt “, Guinness. said Still, the 26-year-old chef cooked more than 100 pots of food, each large enough to serve 30 to 35 people, according to Baci.
After reviewing all the images, we are happy to announce that Hilda Baci is the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon (individual) 💫
Watch the video for the official time we’ve given Hilda and read the full explanation below 👇 pic.twitter.com/bf352ndxWO
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) June 13, 2023
And he did it all under strict rules: he was only allowed a 5-minute break every hour, he had to make sure he was cooking or preparing at least two items at once, and he couldn’t rely on his sous chef to do it. help with real cooking.
The cooking party, which took place from May 11 to 15, resulted in Baci breaking the previous record of 87 hours and 45 minutes, which had been held since 2019.
She said the attempt was to “really push my limits and test my skills” as well as help “inspire young African women to chase their dreams”.
And Baci was able to do that with a 35-item menu for all the items she would prepare during the event, Guinness said.
Seeing him attempt – and succeed – became a global spectacle. Guinness said millions of people in Nigeria watched the cooking marathon via an Instagram live stream and even its website crashed under the weight of its popularity.
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“Hilda’s cook-a-thon was actually so popular that our website crashed for two days due to the sheer volume of traffic we received from her legion of loyal fans,” said Guinness .
This popularity was also seen in person, with the Vice President of Nigeria, the Governor of Lagos State and award-winning singer Tiwa Savage visiting Baci during his four days.
Massive amounts of food were also put to good use, feeding members of the Nigerian public. Leftover food from the event was donated to the Festus Fajemilo Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports people in Nigeria with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
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Days after completing her cooking course, Baci posted a video on Instagram sharing that he was struggling to sleep.
“I’m still in awe. I think I’m still in shock,” she said. “… I’m so happy and I’m so grateful to everyone. … I honestly can’t thank you enough.”
Baci is the founder of the restaurant and delivery service “My Food by Hilda” and has had several televised cooking segments, including “Dine on a Budget” on Pop Central TV and “In My Kitchen” on Rave TV.
But Baci’s record title may not last long.
The Voice of Nigeria reported that another Nigerian chef, Damilola Adeparusi, popularly known as Chef Dammy, had her own kitchen that lasted 120 hours.
“We’re coming for the Guinness World Record,” said Chef Dammy he tweeted on June 9. Guinness World Records has not yet verified his attempt.
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