Hilda Baci from Nigeria breaks the world record for the largest jollof rice dish

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci broke the world record to cook the largest jollof rice jar in Lagos last week.

Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed success on social networks, saying that Ms. Baci’s concoction of the Popular West African dish weighed 8,780 kg.

After nine hours of cooking, the effort was almost thrown in danger after the giant pot was used to break the dish when it was hoisted on a crane to be weighed – fortunately, none of the rice was overturned.

Ms. Baci celebrated the triumph by thanking her team and her supporters: “This moment is not only mine … It belongs to all of us.”

Despite the massive buckling of the pot twice during its weighing, a member of the BACI team told the BBC last week that they collected evidence of different cameras to send to GWR so that it could be officially recognized.

Baci paid tribute to “the tireless team” which paid the realization possible and shared a video of its reaction to news on social networks.

“This world record Guinness was built on unity, love and collective strength,” she wrote.

“We have made history together, for Nigeria, for Africa, and for all those who believe in the power of food to bring us closer to this victory is also yours.”

The Baci recipe for the crowning Jollof dish included 4,000 kg of rice, 500 boxes of tomato paste, 600 kg of onions and 168 kg of goat meat – all poured in a custom pot which can contain 23,000 liters.

Last week, thousands of people gathered to watch the latest world record offer from BACI – in 2023, she held the title of the longest kitchen marathon four days.

Their support was well rewarded because the gigantic dish then divided into individual parts and distributed to the crowd and passers -by.

The chief previously declared to BBC Pidgin that it had taken him a year to plan how she notes the Mammoth Challenge.

“We (the Nigerians) are the giant of Africa, and Jollof is a food for which everyone knows Africans,” she said.

“It would make sense if we had the largest jollof rice jar, it would be good for the country.”

She was helped by 10 other chefs in red uniforms brandishing long wooden spoons to stir the food.

The manufacture of the giant steel ship to hold its dish took a team of 300 people two months for one of its legs to yield to crucial time.

Jollof rice is a staple food in several West African countries, with simmered rice in a tomato sauce, often associated with meat or seafood.

Baci won a competition for her version of Jollof Rice in 2021, then became a national feeling in 2023 when she asked for the record for the world’s kitchen marathon – 93 hours and 11 minutes.

However, it was then overwhelmed by Irish chief Alan Fisher. The current record holder is an Australian and 11 -minute and 11 -minute event, according to GWR.