Hilda Baci Begins Attempt To Cook World’s Largest Pot Of Jollof Rice [Photos/Video]

Celebrity chef Hilda Baci has kicked off a new Guinness World Record attempt, this time aiming to cook the largest pot of Nigerian jollof rice.

The event began on Friday at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, after being shifted from Muri Okunola Park to accommodate the unexpectedly large number of attendees who registered to witness the feat.

For the challenge, Hilda Baci is using a specially crafted pot six meters wide, built to handle the massive amount of rice needed for the record.

In an Instagram post ahead of the attempt, the chef shared videos of her preparations, joking about personally scrubbing the giant pot.

“Yes, I can officially confirm this pot is squeaky clean! I rolled up my sleeves and washed it myself. In just a few hours, this same pot will carry thousands of servings of Nigerian Jollof history in the making,” she wrote.

Baci disclosed that the record-breaking dish will require around 250 bags of rice.

Photos and video below:

The giant pot is in place and everything is ready for Hilda’s jollof record attempt#ginojolloffestwithhildabaci pic.twitter.com/5pv9fnym6X

— CableLifestyle (@CableLifestyle) September 12, 2025

‘I’ll be cooking 4000 kilograms of raw rice equaling 200 bags of basmati’— Hilda Baci says as she kicks off her world record attempt for the largest pot of jollof rice at Eko Hotel today pic.twitter.com/6PNXfA5ZD8

— CableLifestyle (@CableLifestyle) September 12, 2025

Hilda Baci shares the reason she had to climb into the pot to get it ready for her Guinness World Record Jollof attempt 🔥🍲
pic.twitter.com/dU82DBwMbp

— HipTv (@HipTv) September 12, 2025

The pot Hilda Baci will be using in making her largest pot of Jollof weighs between 1425 and 1430kg. pic.twitter.com/sAeUPvhzE8

— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) September 12, 2025

Hilda Baci said over 20,000 people registered to come see the largest pot of Nigerian Jollof ever made; this is what the crowd looks like so far! pic.twitter.com/dN1wVpK8Xr

— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) September 12, 2025

Over 20,000 people, registered to come witness Hilda Baci attempt her record-breaking Jollof rice at Eko Hotel, Lagos pic.twitter.com/Ff7ELcglE4

— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) September 12, 2025

KanyiDaily recalls that Hilda Baci rose to international fame in May 2023 when she set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. That record was later broken in November of the same year by Irish chef Alan Fisher.