Renowned Nigerian chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, also known as Hilda Baci, has officially been dethroned as the Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon.
Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed through a statement on its official website and a subsequent tweet that Hilda, who was declared the record holder in June, has been dethroned.
Hilda Baci Dethroned As Guinness World Record Confirms New Chef
The 26-year-old chef commenced her cooking marathon on Thursday, May 11, and concluded on Monday, May 15, successfully preparing over 100 pots of food during the four-day endeavor.
GWR reported that although Hilda aimed to set a record of 100 hours, nearly seven hours were deducted from her final total due to an inadvertent extension of one of her rest breaks early in the attempt.
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Previously, Hilda had surpassed the former record of 87 hours and 45 minutes, established by Lata Tondon of India in 2019.
This is what Guinness world record said about the new chef
“Alan Fisher (Ireland), an owner and chef of a restaurant in Japan, has broken two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles,” the statement read.
“First up, he’s claimed the longest cooking marathon (individual) after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes. That is more than 24 hours longer than the previous record held by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci.
“Alan then claimed the longest baking marathon (individual), with a time of 47 hours 21 minutes. The previous record holder was Wendy Sandner (USA) with a time of 31 hours 16 minutes.
“What’s even more impressive is that Alan took on both attempts back to back, meaning he was at work in the kitchen for over 160 hours with just over a day of rest in between!”
About Hilda Baci
Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, is the formerGuinness World Record Holder for longest cooking time in the World.
Hilda Baci is 27 years old. She was born on September 20, 1996
She is a well-known chef, YouTuber, and TV personality in Nigeria. Multi-talented TV She is also a Producer and an actress.
She is the CEO of My Food By Hilda. As the CEO and head chef of Myfoodbyhilda, Hilda has developed a reputation for providing delicious and healthy meals using locally sourced ingredients. She is also known for her innovative cooking techniques and creative presentation, which have earned her a loyal following of customers and fans
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She comes from Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. However, according to some reports, she was born in Ghana
On May, 11th, 2023, Hilda Baci decided to break the world record of most cooking time. Hilda launched into the competition on Thursday at exactly 4pm when she put on her cooker.
Hilda carries on despite having broken the record as she aims to cook for 96 hours, setting a new world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking.