Popular Nigerian Chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has stated that she did not know she could sit while cooking to break the Guinness world record for the longest cooking marathon.
Hilda Baci, who on Monday, May 15, 2023, completed a 100 hour cooking marathon in her pursuit to break the Guinness world records for the longest cooking time by an individual, previously held by Chef Lata Tondon from India who did it in 87 hours 45 minutes.
Speaking during an interview on Friday May 19, the Akwa Ibom state born chef said that she stood for 100 hours cooking because she had earlier saw the previous winner of the challenge cooking while standing.
Chief Hilda said;
“I didn’t know I could sit while cooking. I only found out after I completed the challenge that I could.
“One of the reasons I was intentional about filming the whole process was because when I decided to attempt the challenge, I went online and could only see three videos.
“One of the reasons why I didn’t know I could sit despite the fact that Guinness didn’t ask me to stand is that when I checked the videos of the previous chef, she was standing.
“Only after the attempt did I find a clip of her sitting. Maybe before now, no one thought was possible to stand for 100 hours cooking but because somebody has done it, it means it’s possible and doable.”
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