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Nigeria’s 27-year-old Jollof queen, Hilda Effiong-Bassey, has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest culinary marathon by cooking while standing for 100 hours.
On April 19,2023, Hilda announced her desire to become the second African woman to compete and attempt to surpass a previous holder in “The Guinness World Record title for the longest cooking marathon by a single individual.”
Backed by her team, Hilda in an earlier press briefing noted that she would cook tons of Nigerian dishes for 96 hours non-stop.
At exactly 4p.m on May 11, 2023, she turned on her kitchen cooker and the timer began to count, indicating the beginning of an attempt to make history.
She was allowed one assistant at a time and can take a five-minute break each hour, or the equivalent over several hours.
Sixty-four hours into her attempt, she had cooked over 110 meals with over 2,795 persons served.
Despite the “obvious exhaustion” following the 64 hours of cooking, she did not compromise on the meal standard and has maintained excellence which her brand is synonymous with.
On Monday, May 15, 2023 at 7:45a.m, she surpassed the record after hitting the initial 96-hour target but was headed to achieving a 100-hour record time.
Notable celebrities and politicians such as the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwoolu; a former governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio, popular musician, Tiwa Savage, Spyro, Big Brother Titans ex-housemates, Thabang Mazibuko and Tsatsii Madiba, were also present showing their support and admiration.
She received congratulatory messages from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari hailed her for putting Nigeria on the map.
