Hilda Effiong Bassey, a Nigerian chef also known as Hilda Baci, has broken the previous Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual”. She cooked for over 87 hours and 45 minutes, surpassing the previous record set by India’s Lata Tondon in 2019. Hilda Baci started the cooking competition at 4 pm on Thursday, May 11, and continued for a total of 96 hours, until 4 pm on the following Monday.
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This makes her the first person in the world to spend such an amount of time cooking. She prepared a variety of traditional Nigerian dishes, including jollof rice, egusi soup, and pepper soup, among others. The event was held at Amore Gardens in Lekki, Lagos State, and was monitored by Guinness World Records officials and local media outlets. Hilda Baci has worked in various restaurants and catering companies in Nigeria and abroad and has become a well-known personality in the Nigerian culinary industry. Her achievement highlights the diversity and richness of Nigerian cuisine and the talents of its people.
