Guinness World Records has confirmed Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong popularly known as Hilda Baci as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon individual category.
“After reviewing all the footage, we’re delighted to announce that Hilda Baci is the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon (individual),” the Records body said on Tuesday in Twitter post.
Baci, who is from Akwa Ibom broke the record that was held by an Indian chef, Lata Tondon, who had completed the task in 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 secs in Rewa, in 2019 by cooking more than 90 hours last month.
She cooked more than 100 dishes, mostly Nigerian dishes.
Guinness World Records said Baci officially broke the record with a cooking time of 93 hours 11 minutes.
The 26, year old began cooking on Thursday, 11th May and continued to Monday, 15th May.
She had attempted to set a record of 100 hours but almost 7 hours was deducted from her total final time because she took extra minutes during one of her breaks when she started.
According to the rules the Records body, those seeking for longest marathon records are allowed to take a five-minute break for every continuous 1 hour of activity.
However, the person can decide to add the minutes together and take a break at once. This break time is the only time the person has to use the bathroom or sleep during the attempt.
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