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Guinness World Records has confirmed that the Nigerian cook Hilda Baci, who ignited excitement crossed Africa successful 2023, has again entered the grounds books.
‘This time, her ngo is to unafraid Nigeria’s borderline successful the long-running Jollof rivalry.
New record: Largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof atom – 8,780 kg (19,356 lb 9 oz) achieved by Hilda Baci and Gino successful Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria pic.twitter.com/ErJLEJR5Qr
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) September 15, 2025
On Monday, the GWR confirmed that Hilda, who teamed up with Gino Nigeria, prepared a record-breaking 8,780 kg (19,356 lb 9 oz) of Nigerian-style jollof atom past Friday.
Akwa Ibom-born cook Hilda Bassey completed her effort for the ‘largest cookware of jollof rice’ during an eight-hour unfastened cooking league astatine Eko Hotels and Suites, VI, Lagos.
She served the crockery astatine a Victoria Island lawsuit that drew hundreds and featured signifier performances.
A staple crossed West Africa, jollof atom has agelong sparked statement implicit which state makes it best: Ghana oregon Nigeria.
The statement centres connected some the ingredients utilized and the methods of preparation.
According to the record’s rules, definite ingredients were required, and Hilda revealed the nonstop measurements of everything she added to her record-breaking dish.
In a ample pot, Baci said she combined 4,000 kg of washed basmati atom (at slightest 80% of the full weight, arsenic required), 164 kg of caller goat meat, 220 kg of Gino Asun & Peppered Chicken Cubes, and 600 kg of her signature jollof capsicum mix.
She said it took “nine hours of fire, passionateness and teamwork,” and 1,200 kg of gas, to nutrient 16,600 plates of atom “served with joy, emotion and community.”
Hilda was besides required to travel strict rules connected nutrient distribution, ensuring that nary of it went to waste.
On Instagram, Baci shared a video of the jollof atom being dished retired to supporters who had endured the tantalising smells earlier digging in.
Reflecting connected her attempt, she said, “I didn’t realise it would beryllium this hard — it has been a existent challenge. It took a batch of hard work, but achieving the grounds is genuinely satisfying.
“This grounds besides belongs to the radical of Nigeria, due to the fact that they each contributed to its success.”
In May 2023, the cook broke the net aft mounting the grounds for the longest idiosyncratic cooking marathon, lasting 93 hours and 11 minutes.
The feat successful Lekki, Lagos, drew some nationalist and planetary attention.
The longest cooking marathon is simply a fiercely contested grounds and has been breached doubly since Baci archetypal claimed it.
In October 2023, Alan Fisher of Ireland cooked for 119 hours 57 minutes 16 seconds, earlier Australia’s Evette Quoibia pushed the people adjacent further successful February 2024 with 140 hours 11 minutes 11 seconds.
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