The longest cooking hours record was broken by Hilda Bassey Effiong, also known as Hilda Buci, a Nigerian chef.
On Monday at 7:45 a.m., Hilda smashed the previous record set by Indian chef Lata Tondon.
Tondon had prepared meals for 87 days, 4 hours, and 0 minutes.
Yet as of the moment this report was submitted, Hilda had been cooking for 88 hours, 19 minutes.
To cook for 96 hours is her goal.
On Monday at 5 o’clock, she’s supposed to finish the job.
The chef has been getting massive support, especially from Nigerians, celebrities and politicians in the country.
Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha; actress, Kate Henshaw; singer, Tiwa Savage; media personality, Enioluwa, and many others appeared at the event.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu also visited the venue on Sunday to cheer up Baci.
Baci is not new to cooking competitions, she was a participant in the maiden edition of the Jollof Face-off Competition in 2021. The talented chef made Nigeria proud by winning the competition and walking away with a grand prize of $5000.
