Tobias Sylvester
Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has finally broken the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual.
On April 2, 2023, Hilda Baci announced via her Instagram page that she was going to make her five-year-long dream a reality, stating that she will cook for four days and four nights to break the 87 hours, 45 minutes, set by Chef Lata London in Rewa, India in 2019.
Originally scheduled to begin on April 28th, the event was moved to May 11th to accommodate the additional attendees who registered for the cook-a-thon at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos.
On Sunday, May 14, the Nigerian chef replied to a tweet where Guinness World Records wrote “today is a good day to break a world record”, stating that she was “on it.”
Hilda Baci, who launched into the competition at exactly 4pm when she put on her cooker on Thursday, May 11, smashed Lata Tondon’s record on Monday morning, May 15.
Despite breaking Tondon’s 87 hours 45 minutes record, Hilda is still aiming to cook for 96 hours, setting a new world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking.
The restuarer has continued to receive a wave of support from well-meaning Nigerians including government officials, celebrities, clerics, and others despite a heavy downpour in the wee hours of Monday morning.
Hilda Baci has broken the current record! pic.twitter.com/nARtUfHWBt
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) May 15, 2023
Nigerian Chef, Hilda Baci has broken the Guinness World Record for the Longest Cooking Marathon by an Individual.
She is 88 hours in and going strong! pic.twitter.com/0CgSWgeJED
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) May 15, 2023
If e easy, run am! 🥳
Now, we’re off to set a new record. #Hildabaccicookathon #betonhilda pic.twitter.com/7ozABASQSp
— Hilda Baci (@hildabacicooks) May 15, 2023
Hilda Baci has broken the current world record for the longest cooking hours !! pic.twitter.com/v3vYCH8e8Y
— Ebele (@ebelee_) May 15, 2023
Under the rain, under the sun, we’re here for #Hildabacicookathon #betonhilda pic.twitter.com/JsOyRLEcJQ
— Hilda Baci (@hildabacicooks) May 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/HildaBacci_/status/1657856871829585923?s=20
Chef Lata Tondon of India was called the “Iron Lady” when she cooked for 87 hours and 45 minutes in 2019 surpassing the previous record by 20 hours.
When Hilda Baci breaks her record today by 9 hours and 55 minutes, we should call her “TUNGSTEN LADY”
Tungsten is the strongest… pic.twitter.com/H3tSaCmCXv
— SportsDokita (Odogwu ☝️) (@Sports_Doctor2) May 15, 2023
Former Akwa Ibom State Governor came around to show support to Hilda Baci, a proud Akwa Ibom State daughter.
When you're doing the right thing and succeeding, everyone wants to be seen associating with you.
We keep pushing 💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/xEaGMPeIX7
— SportsDokita (Odogwu ☝️) (@Sports_Doctor2) May 15, 2023
This comes one week after Nigerian Singer, Rema made it to the Guinness World Book of Records after his song “Calm Down” made history as the first No.1 Hit on The Official MENA Chart (the world’s first regional streaming chart).
