Nigerian chef and entrepreneur, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci has broken the Guinness World Record for Longest Cooking Marathon by an Individual after surpassing the 87 hours 45 minutes pace set by the previous holder, Lata Tondon.
The restaurateur began the competition on Thursday after she turned on her cooker at 4pm and surpassed the current world record holder on Monday morning.
If certified by the Guinness World Record, she will be displacing the current world record holder, Lata Tondon, an Indian chef who achieved the feat in 2019 with 87 hours 45 minutes record uninterrupted cooking.
Hilda won the maiden edition of the Jollof Face-off Competition in 2021, pocketing a grand prize of $5000.
Meanwhile, 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.
