Hilda Baci, 26, broke the record last month, said she wanted to "put Nigerian cuisine on the map."
Lagos:
A Nigerian chef has clinched the Guinness World Record for the longest solo cooking session after a marathon 93 hours and 11 minutes cooking nonstop on her feet, the organisation confirmed on Tuesday.
Hilda Baci, 26, who trained at the gym to stay on her feet for the four days needed to break the record last month, had said her May 11-15 bid was meant to help "put Nigerian cuisine on the map".
"I want Nigerian recipes to be propagated across the world. You know, I want it to be a normal thing to make Egusi soup in an American home," Baci told journalists after her attempt.
"I want you to be able to walk into any random supermarket and find Nigerian ingredients."
Baci's record attempt captured the attention of her home country at a time when many Nigerians are struggling with high inflation, fuel shortages and other economic struggles.
While she was cooking several high-profile figures visited Baci including Lagos' state governor, the country's then vice president and Nigerian Afrobeats music star Tiwa Savage.
This is not Baci's first success -- she once hosted a television cooking show and represented Nigeria to win a regional cook-off competition to make the classic West African dish of spicy jollof rice.
Guinness World Records said in a statement: "Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that... Hilda Baci has now officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual)."
Guinness said she broke the previous record of 87 hours, 45 minutes set by an Indian chef in 2019.
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Hilda Baci became a national sensation after cooking for four days last month. She cooked for 100 hours - and was allowed a five-minute break each hour or the equivalent over several hours.
Who was the Nigerian girl that cooked for 4 days? ›
Hilda Baci became a national sensation after cooking for four days last month. She cooked for 100 hours - and was allowed a five-minute break each hour or the equivalent over several hours.
Has Hilda Baci stopped cooking? ›
Record-smashing Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci has ended her marathon cooking at 100 hours, setting a new Guinness World Record for 'longest cooking time' by an individual. Recall Hilda had, on Monday morning, equalled and surpassed the record held by Indian chef Lata Tandon for the longest cooking duration.
What is the world record chef in Nigeria? ›
Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey cooked for 93 hours to set her world record. Irish chef Alan Fisher has unseated Nigeria's Hilda Effiong Bassey to take the world record for the longest cooking marathon, the Guinness World Records (GWR) committee said Tuesday.
Who broke the Guinness World Record for longest cooking? ›
Photo: Guinness World Record. An Irish chef Alan Fisher is now the record holder for the longest cooking hours after he clocked in a time of 119 hours and 57 minutes. His feat is 24 hours more than that of the previous record held by Nigeria's Hilda Baci.
Who wakes up at 4 30am to cook for her husband? ›
X user Deborah Adebisi has gone viral after replying to a tweet stating she wakes up at 4:50am to cook for her husband. Her tweet has generated mixed reactions from X users. While some questioned her for waking at 4'30am to cook, others hailed her for her exceptional wife duties.
Who cooks for 100 hours? ›
Nigerian chef Hilda Effiong Bassey has become a national sensation after cooking nonstop for 100 hours, in an attempt to set a world record.
Which Nigerian chef has a Michelin star? ›
Adejoké “Joké” Bakare's restaurant Chishuru has earned a Michelin star. Growing up in Nigeria as the oldest sibling, Adejoké “Joké” Bakare was usually the one cooking for the family. When she moved to the UK to study microbiology, around 20 years ago, she took her love for cooking with her.
Which Nigerians broke world record? ›
Over the weekend, twenty-nine-year-old Nigerian chess champion and children's education advocate, Tunde Onakoya, broke the world record for the longest chess marathon after playing sixty hours nonstop in New York City's iconic Times Square.
Which Nigerian chef cooked for 200 hours? ›
Nigerian chef, Mr Tope Adebayo also known as Tope Maggie who ended a 200-hour cooking marathon on Saturday is gathering evidence, to get the Guinness World Records (GWR) verdict on his attempt.
According to the Guinness World Record, its role is to merely celebrate the world's best, to inspire ordinary people and to entertain and inform. "For these reasons, we do not pay record-breakers for their achievements or for carrying out a record title attempt.
Who was the woman who woke up early to cook for her husband? ›
Deborah Adebisi aka Mummy Zee. Deborah Adebisi went viral on Twitter (now called X) after replying to a tweet, stating she wakes up at 4:50 am to cook for her husband.
Who was the first black woman to cook? ›
Malinda Russell (ca. 1812 – ?) was a free African-American woman from Tennessee who earned her living as a cook and published the first known cookbook by an African-American woman.
What is the world record for chef Lata? ›
She was the first woman in the world to hold the record, and the first female chef to enter the Guinness World Record Book. She cooked for 87 hours, 45 minutes non-stop to set the record. Tondon has worked both in India and London where she studied. She is also a TEDx speaker.
