Olufemi Adeyemi
The Guinness World Record said it is reviewing the evidence first before officially confirming the 100 hours record of Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci
Guinness World Records has released an official statement following the recent feat achieved by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci.Baci, a Nigerian and an Akwa Ibom State native, surpassed
the record for the longest cooking time by an individual, with a 100-hour
record time. Baci beat Indian chef, Lata Tondon, who had completed the task in
87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 secs in 2019.
The statement, released on their official website read;
“She’s hoping to snap up the record title for the 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.
“Officials on our records team look forward to reviewing the
evidence and hope to be able to verify Hilda’s efforts as a new record very
soon.”
According to the British reference body, one of its
spokespersons said they “are looking forward to receiving the evidence for its
Records Management Team to review before we can confirm the record is
official.”
Hilda carried on despite surpassing Tondon’s record time and said at 4:00 pm that she was fully ready to reach 100 hours of marathon cooking.
The 27-year-old Nigerian did not stop until she reached 100 hours of cooking as at 8:00 pm on Monday.