Nigeria's Chef Hilda Baci awarded record for world's longest cooking marathon

Chef Hilda Baci cooked to establish the new Guinness world record for the longest cooking marathon.[ Screen Grab]

However, according to Guinness, 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," Guinness Records noted.

The 27-year-old began the cooking marathon that went up to May 15 at Amore Gardens, Lekki in Lagos.

She had set up a 'cook-a-thon' for four days and nights to break the previous record of 87 hours 45 minutes that was set by Lata Tondon in India in 2019.

Baci prepared herself for the challenge by creating a 35-item menu for every meal that she would cook and ended up cooking over one hundred and ten meals.

Her record attempt went viral on social media, gaining massive following from across the globe.

"Hilda's cook-a-thon was in fact so popular that our website crashed for two days due to the immense volume of traffic we received from her legion of loyal fans."

Nigerian leaders, celebrities, influencers and film stars actively supported Baci's attempt by being present at the venue and showering her with words of encouragement and affirmation.

After graduating from Madonna University, Nigeria, with a degree in sociology, Hilda decided to embark on her culinary career. She was inspired by her mother, Lynda Ndukwe, who is also a chef.