The current holder of the Guinness Book of Records for the longest cooking time, Lata Tondon has appealed to Nigerians to not make the record a competition after Hilda Baci finished cooking.
The Indian chef took to her Insta Story to plead to Indians and Nigerians to maintain peace and accept the Guinness Book of Record decision when they announce if the record is broken or not.
Recall that Battabox reported that Hilda Baci, cooked for four days nonstop except for her breaks, and she finally made history when she cooked for over 100 hours.
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In reaction to her hard work and determination, Lata Tondon shared a photo of when she obtained the record and urged citizens from India and Nigeria that the record was not a competition, hence should not be taken as one.
“A Humble Request to all my Sisters and Brothers in Nigeria & India to maintain peace and wait for Guinness to officially announce if the Current Record is broken or not.
Please don’t make it a Competition it’s just a Record my friends. I am a Peace-loving Person and wish same for you,” she said.
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Hilda Baci sets a new Guinness World Record
Meanwhile, Hilda Baci, instead of cooking for the intended 96 hours, cooked continuously for a staggering 100 hours, a feat that has never been accomplished by anyone in history.
On Thursday,11th of May Hilda begun a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State where she aimed to cook non-stop for 96 hours, with no sleep for four nights, in an attempt to surpass the current record of 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds.
After turning off her gas cooker at 4pm on Monday, May 15, 2023, the amazing Nigerian chef did not just break the previous record for the longest amount of time spent cooking by one person of 87 hours and 45 minutes which was set by Lata Tondon of India in 2019.
