- Nigerian chef has been cooking up a storm in her kitchen in the hopes of landing a world record.
- Guinness Book of Records has acknowledged the effort of Chef Hilda Baci who has concluded 100 hours cooking marathon
- They will review associated evidence before officially confirming the record
Guinness Word Records (GWR) has acknowledged the effort of Chef Hilda Baci who has been cooking for close to 100 hours now but said it will need to review associated evidence before officially confirming the record.
In a blog post released by the reputable company, GWR has said that they will begin confirmation of evidence.
It reads: “Hilda Bassey, known on social media as Hilda Baci, has been dominating headlines around the world ever since she launched her cooking marathon.
“She’s hoping to snap up the record title for longest cooking marathon (individual) which currently belongs to Lata Tondon (India) with a time of 87 hr 45 min.
“Hilda began cooking on Thursday and continued through to Monday, reportedly whipping up 55 recipes and more than 100 meals in a whopping 100-hour stint.”
The officials of GWR records team has said that thry “look forward to reviewing the evidence and hope to be able to verify Hilda’s efforts as a new record very soon.”
A Guinness World Records spokesperson said: “We are aware of the record attempt and are looking forward to receiving the evidence for our Records Management Team to review, before we can confirm the record is official.”
Hilda explained she was taking on the challenge to highlight Nigerian cuisine.
She told CNN: “Nigerian cuisine is the best out there. The more recipes are propagated, the more people will be willing to try it. Nigerian food is such comfort food.”
