Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey, has surpassed the Guinness world record for the longest cooking hours by an individual.
The current record holder, Lata Tondon, an Indian national, cooked for 87 hours 45 minutes in 2019.
Hilda who is from Akwa Ibom state, surpassed the record this morning and is set to break a new record of 96 hours. She intends to cook till 4pm today May 15, as Nigerians await the official confirmation by the Guinness Book of Records.
Watch a video showing the moment she surpassed the record below…
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Lata Tondon, the current holder of the world record for the longest time spent cooking, sends her best wishes to Hilda Bassey, who is aiming to break the record.
Lata is the first woman to have set this record, which was previously held only by men.
She achieved this feat in… pic.twitter.com/m7Kif9WhZw— OSG (@OloriSupergal) May 14, 2023
I’m confused now. Is she a Ghanaian or a Nigerian ? pic.twitter.com/ZAZJXjivMC
— Blackboy (@BlackboyFCB) May 14, 2023
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