15th May, 2023
Nigerian Chef, Hilda Baci has completed 100 hours of marathon cooking, thus setting a new Guinness World Record in cooking.
With her feat, she has set a new Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” after hitting the 87 hours 50 minutes mark, set by an India.
Hilda has been cooking non-stop since 4 p.m. on Thursday, 11 May, and planned to keep cooking till 4 p.m. on Monday to reach her record goal of 96 hours.
But she decided to go for another four hours, clocking 100 hours of marathon cooking around 8.00pm on Monday.
In her record-breaking attempt, Nigerians, including several celebrities defied the rain to physically cheer up the visibly tired chef.
The chef won the maiden edition of the Jollof Face-off Competition in 2021, pocketing a grand prize of $5000.
The Guinness Book of Records is a reference book that contains human and natural world records.
It was first published in 1955 by the Guinness Brewery in Ireland and has since become one of the world’s most well-known and frequently read reference books.
Individuals or groups must submit proof to the Guinness World Records team and go through a verification process to qualify for a world record listing.