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ABUJA. — Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Buci has broken the Guinness World Record for longest cooking hours.
Hilda broke the record which was previously held by Indian chef, Lata Tondon on Monday morning at 7:45 am.
Tondon had made meals for 87 hours, 45 minutes and 00 seconds.
However, as of the time of filing this report, Hilda has cooked for 88 hours, 19 minutes. The chef got massive support, especially from Nigerians, celebrities and politicians in the country.
Baci is not new to cooking competitions, she was a participant in the maiden edition of the Jollof Face-off Competition in 2021. The talented chef made Nigeria proud by winning the competition and walking away with a grand prize of US$5000.
“I wanted to show how hardworking and determined Nigerian youths are and also as a campaign for young African women who are sidelined in society.”
As she became a national sensation in the West African nation, thousands who gathered at the scene sang her praises in jubiliation.
During her four-day cook-a-thon, locals and celebrities like the Nigerian singers Tiwa Savage or Burna Boy, cheered her on at the scene through day and night, many more monitored online via several streaming platforms.
The 27 year-old chef and influencer created an Instagram account for the event, called Hilda Baci’s Cookathon, followed by 255 000 people.
She had only five-minute breaks every hour or an accumulated one hour after a stretch of 12 hours for everything else, from bathing to medical check-ups and resting.
On the menu of her cook-a-thon : dozens of Nigerian delicacies under supervision, ranging from soups to stew and Jollof rice, one of the most iconic West African dishes, typically made with long-grain rice, tomatoes, onions, spices, vegetables and meat in a single pot. — Agencies
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