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Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder Hilda Baci has attempted to make the world’s largest pot of jollof rice, a popular West African dish.<\/p>\n
Thousands of people gathered in Lagos to watch the food influencer’s latest world record bid, after once holding the 2023 title for the longest cooking marathon – an exhausting 93 hours and 11 minutes, or nearly four days.<\/p>\n
Her gigantic jollof recipe included 4,000kg (8,800lb) of rice, 500 cartons of tomato paste and 600kg of onions – all poured into a custom-made pot that can hold 23,000 litres.<\/p>\n
The dish took several hours to cook and evidence of the feat must now be validated by the Guinness World Records organisation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Baci, 28, told BBC Pidgin that it took her a year to plan how she would tackle the mammoth challenge.<\/p>\n
“We are the giant of Africa, and jollof is a food that everybody knows Africans for,” she said.<\/p>\n
“It would make sense if we had the biggest pot of jollof rice, it would be nice for the country.”<\/p>\n
Manufacturing the giant steel vessel to hold her dish took a culinary team of 300 people two months to make.<\/p>\n
Working with a group of assistants wielding massive wooden spatulas, Baci’s crowning dish was later distributed for onlookers to enjoy.<\/p>\n
Jollof rice is a staple of Nigerian cuisine, featuring rice simmered in a tomato sauce, often paired with meat or seafood.<\/p>\n
Baci won a competition for her version of jollof rice in 2021, and then became a national sensation in 2023 when she claimed the cooking marathon record. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n