Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
Guinness World Records has announced Nigeria’s legendary cook, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual.
The announcement was made Tuesday in a statement on GWR website.
It read: “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes.”
The 26-year-old Nigerian chef began on Thursday 11 May and continued through to Monday 15 May, cooking over 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen stint.
Hilda attempted to set a record of 100 hours, however, almost seven hours were deducted from her final total because she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt.
