US EditionNigerian Chef Aims for Rice Hotpot Record
Hilda Baci's event featured 250 bags of rice and thousands of servings, supported by chefs and volunteers, highlighting Nigerian cuisine and culture on a grand scale.
- On Friday, Hilda Baci launched a Guinness World Record bid at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos using a custom-made cauldron six metres wide and 1.3 metres deep and 250 bags of rice.
- On August 22, 2025, Hilda Baci announced on Instagram her plans to attempt a record-breaking cook-off, aiming to showcase Nigerian cuisine, supported by Gino and praised by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
- Hilda Baci and her team poured 4,000kg of rice, 500 cartons of tomato paste, and 600kg of onions into a custom-built vessel, with a team of 10 assistants helping stir.
- Over 20,000 supporters gathered at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, with dishes distributed to children from orphanages and old age homes, while Guinness World Records officials supervised the event.
- Amid the long-standing Nigeria–Ghana jollof rivalry, the Gino World Jollof Festival celebrated Nigerian cuisine with food exhibitions, cultural showcases, and live entertainment.
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Drama as Hilda Baci’s jollof pot collapses during Guinness...
Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci’s bid to cook the world’s largest pot of Nigerian Jollof rice took a dramatic turn on Friday night when the giant pot collapsed during weighing in Lagos. The free event, tagged ‘Gino World Jollof Festival with Hilda Baci’, kicked off on Friday at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. Hilda announced earlier that over 20,000 participants had registered, with fans and celebrities already thronging the venue. Long qu…
Celebrity chef Hilda Baci explains why she's cooking 200 bags of rice
Nigerian celebrity chef and Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has explained why she opted to cook 200 bags of rice instead of the 250 bags initially planned in her ongoing attempt to set a new world record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice. Speaking at the event in Eko Hotels, Lagos, Baci revealed that the adjustment was made for technical and safety reasons connected to the weighing process. “When we began, we had to…
World Jollof Festival: Hilda Baci cooks 15,000 Kg of Basmati in six-metre pot before live audience
She earned the Guinness World Record for the longest individual cooking marathon in June 2023, lost it to Irish chef Alan Fisher five months later, and saw it pass to Australian Evette Quoibia in February 2024. The post World Jollof Festival: Hilda Baci cooks 15,000 Kg of Basmati in six-metre pot before live audience appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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