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The internet has seen a new sensation in Nigeria. The latest rise has broken a World Record that was set for years.<\/p>\n
Nigeria\u2019s chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has broken the Guinness World Record for the \u201clongest cooking marathon by an individual\u201d.<\/p>\n
The chef, on Monday morning, smashed the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by now-former Guinness World Record holder, Lata Tondon.<\/p>\n
Hilda launched into the competition on Thursday at exactly 4 pm when she put on her cooker.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
This is even as Nigerians stood by her despite a heavy downpour in the wee hours of Monday.<\/p>\n
Following her New World Record, Here are some stunning photos of Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey<\/strong> that have splashed the internet <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
BREAKING WORLD RECORD 2023 <\/strong><\/p>\n
20 Things to Know about Hilda Baci and her Guinness World Record Marathon Cooking <\/p>\n
1. Her real name is Hilda Bassey Effiong. She is a young Nigerian chef from Nsit Ubium LGA in Akwa Ibom State, She owes a food brand in Lagos called \u201cMy Food by Hilda\u201d<\/p>\n
2. She will be cooking for 4 days non-stop. <\/p>\n
3. She must stand to cook, she is not permitted to sit while cooking. <\/p>\n
4. She\u2019s not allowed to take coffee, stimulants, or any energy drink to artificially boost her energy and bodily strength while cooking. <\/p>\n
5. She\u2019s allowed to eat food, drink water or fruit juice, and take glucose. <\/p>\n
6. The cooking is taking place at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria. <\/p>\n
7. She cooks round the clock, no sleep (Morning, afternoon, evening, and night. So, for 4 nights, she won\u2019t sleep)<\/p>\n
8. She has just 5 minutes rest per hour [meaning for every 1 hour, she is entitled to just 5 minutes rest or break, that\u2019s an hour break in every 12 hours]. Other sources claim She gets a 30-minute break every 6 hours, she spends the 30mins in a medical van which is just close by, within which she can nap, use the restroom, and also get a medical assessment or checkup by the medical team available on the spot.<\/p>\n
9. Whatever she cooks is shared to the people at the venue for FREE. She is not selling the food. <\/p>\n
10. She cooks different meals simultaneously. She is at liberty to cook any meal she likes. There are no restrictions as to what she can cook or not cook. The World Record title is about cooking within a time frame, not about what is cooked. As long as she is cooking, she is on track. <\/p>\n
11. Every meal cooked and every plate served is recorded. She has cooked over 115 meals so far with almost 3,000 portions if not more by the time you are reading this. <\/p>\n
12. She started the cooking on Thursday and is expected to complete the target time frame by Monday 15th May 2023 evening. <\/p>\n
13. The current holder of the title Hilda seeks to break is an Indian chef Lata Tandon, who set a Guinness World Record for cooking for 87 hours and 45 minutes non-stop in 2019.<\/p>\n
14. To break the record, Hilda Baci is attempting to cook for 96 hours, using extra 9 hours to break the world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking a marathon. <\/p>\n
15. She tagged the cooking project \u201cCook-a-thon\u201d, a phrase literally coined from the word \u201cmarathon\u201d <\/p>\n
16. She appears exhausted already, but the people around her are cheering her on to boost her morale. And they are available with her as she cooks 247, even at night. <\/p>\n
17. Most of the food items, ingredients, utensils, etc she used for this project are provided by her sponsors. So, the money expended on this project is not 100% from Hilda or her Food brand. <\/p>\n
18. Uber, one of her partners is offering a 40% discounted ride to the venue for people who wishes to join and cheer her up at the venue. <\/p>\n
19. Hilda\u2019s mum is also a chef. She owns a food brand called \u201cCalabar Pot\u201d 20. She is 27 years of age<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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