Guinness World Record: 20 things to know about Hilda Baci, the Akwa Ibom Chef

Meet Hilda Bassey Effiong, a young Nigerian cook from Akwa Ibom State’s Nsit Ubium LGA. She is 27 years old and has a food brand in Lagos called Myfoodbyhilda.Information Guide Nigeria

Hilda Baci is attempting to cook for 96 hours, using the extra 9 hours to beat the world record for the most time spent cooking a marathon.

She cooks 24 hours a day, seven days a week (morning, afternoon, evening, and night). So she won’t sleep for four nights)

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The following are 20 facts about Hilda Baci and her Guinness World Record Marathon Cooking:

1 — Her full name is Hilda Bassey Effiong. She is a young Nigerian chef from NSIT UBIUM LGA in Akwa Ibom State who runs a food company ‘My cuisine by Hilda’ in Lagos.

2 — Shehas been be cooking nonstop for four days.

3 — She must stand while cooking; she is not permitted to sit.

4 — She is not permitted to use coffee, stimulants, or energy drinks to artificially improve her energy and physiological strength while cooking.

5 — She is permitted to eat, drink water or fruit juice, and take glucose.

6 — The cooking took place at Amore Gardens in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria.

7 — She cooks nonstop (morning, afternoon, evening, and night). So she didn’t sleep for four nights)

8 — She was only allowed 5 minutes of rest every hour [that is, she is only allowed 5 minutes of rest or break per hour, for a total of an hour break every 12 hours].

According to some accounts, she gets a 30-minute break every 6 hours, during which she can snooze, use the loo and have a medical examination or checkup from the medical experts on the spot.

9. Hilda Baci begins her Guinness World Record cooking marathon 9 — Whatever she cooks is free to the attendees. She is not selling the meal.

10 — She prepared several meals at the same time. She is free to prepare any meals she desires. There are no constraints on what she can or cannot cook. The World Record title is about cooking within a time limit, not about what is cooked. She’s on track as long as she’s cooking.NYSC Portal

11 — Every meal prepared and every plate served is documented. She has cooked over 115 meals so far, with about 3,000 portions, if not more, by the time you read this.

12 — She began cooking on Thursday and is expected to finish by Monday 15th May 2023 evening.

13 — The current holder of the title Hilda aims to break is Indian chef Lata Tandon, who broke a Guinness World Record in 2019 by cooking for 87 hours and 45 minutes nonstop.

14 — Hilda Baci is hoping to beat the record by cooking for 96 hours, spending the extra 9 hours to become the first person on the planet to spend such a period of time cooking a marathon.

15 — She branded the cooking activity “Cook-a-thon,” a phrase derived from the word “marathon.”

16 — She looked fatigued, but those surrounding her are cheering her on to boost her morale. And they are available to her 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even at night.

17 — Her sponsors contributed the majority of the food, supplies, utensils, and other items she utilised for this project. So the funds spent on this endeavour are not entirely from Hilda or her Food brand.

18 — Uber, one of her partners, is offering a 40% discount ride to the event for anyone who wants to join her and cheer her up there.JAMB Result

19 — Hilda’s mother is also a cook. She owns the “Calabar Pot” food brand.

20 – She is 27 years old.

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