The certification of Nigerian chef Hilda Baci’s record for the longest solo cooking marathon prompted her to respond, calling it “the best news ever.”
On Tuesday, Guinness World Records officially recognized Baci as the new owner of the record for the longest cooking marathon. This information was published on the Guinness World Records website.
The post read, “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes.
“The 26-year-old Nigerian chef began on Thursday, May 11, and continued through Monday, May 15, cooking over 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen stint.
“Hilda attempted to set a record of 100 hours, however, almost seven hours were deducted from her final total because she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt.
“As with all ‘longest marathon’ records, the participant is permitted a five-minute rest break for every continuous hour of activity. These rest breaks can be accumulated if not taken. They were the only times Hilda could use the bathroom or sleep during the attempt.”
The chef expressed her gratitude and excitement on Twitter after GWR confirmed her record.
The tweet she sent out read, “This is the best news ever omg omg omg thank you so much.”
Following the announcement, there was hysterical celebration and congratulations from her admirers on social media.
She beat Lata Tondon from India’s record of 87 hours, 45 minutes, set in 2019.
