US EditionHilda Baci Cooks up Nearly 20,000-Pound Serving of Jollof Rice
- Last week in Lagos, Nigerian chef Hilda Baci set a new world record by preparing the largest-ever batch of jollof rice, weighing 8,780 kilograms.
- She planned the challenge for nine months and spent two additional months preparing a giant pot using 250 bags of rice.
- The cooking took nine hours using 8,780 kilograms of jollof rice made with strict ingredient rules, and over 20,000 Nigerians attended the event.
- On Monday, Guinness World Records officially recognized Baci's accomplishment, highlighting her use of more than 4,700 kilograms of rice and awarding her a second record plaque.
- The event sparked national pride and inspired many Africans to attempt record-breaking challenges while the rice was served to thousands with joy and community spirit.
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Nigerian chef Hilda Baci knows how to break a world record. In 2023, she cooked for 93 hours straight – and was only allowed to take a five-minute break every hour. In total, she threw together over a hundred different dishes, including akara and jollof rice. The latter dish has now given her another record. In a gigantic large-scale cooking ...
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Nigerian chef breaks world record for cooking the largest jollof rice dish
A new world record has been set for the largest serving of Nigeria-style jollof rice. Guinness World Records confirmed the achievement by Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci.
Nigerian chef breaks jollof rice world record with 8,780kg dish
A Nigerian chef has earned the Guinness World Record for the largest-ever serving of jollof rice — a huge 8,780 kg dish. Hilda Baci, alongside brand Gino Nigeria, served up the staple dish in Lagos in front of thousands of people on Friday (12 September). Baci, who won the title for the longest cooking marathon at nearly four days in 2023, said it took “nine hours of fire, passion and teamwork” and 1,200 kg of gas to make the 16,600 plates of ri…
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In Nigeria, it's a new record for the famous Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, who cooked the world's largest jollof rice dish in Lagos. The record was approved on Monday 15 September by the Guinness book of records. Hilda Baci had already broken the world record for the longest "individual cooking marathon" in May 2023 by cooking for more than 93 hours. This time, it took her almost nine hours to concoct this jollof rice dish.
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