Following the latest feat accomplished by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci, Guinness World Records issued an official statement.
Baci, a Nigerian from Akwa Ibom State, broke the record for the longest cooking time by one individual, clocking in at 100 hours. Baci outperformed Indian chef Lata Tondon, who finished the feat in 2019 in 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds.
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The statement, which was posted 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 a spokeswoman for the British reference organisation, they “are looking forward to receiving the evidence for its Records Management Team to review before we can confirm the record is official.”
