Hilda Baci Biography, Wikipedia

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci made world history after becoming the person to cook for the longest amount of time in history – read her biography and Wikipedia.

Hilda Baci has been trending all over for the past one week right? Every other social media post you see is about Hilda Baci.

Everyone wants to know – has Hilda finished cooking? How many hours did Hilda cook? Is Hilda Baci from Ghana? etc.

In this article, Nigeriabombshell.com provides the definitive article on Hilda Baci – her biography and Wikipedia info, age, education, career, boyfriend, husband, Guinness World record etc.

Hilda Baci Biography Wikipedia

Hilda Baci is a multi-talented Nigerian chef, television producer, and actress, who in 2023 attracted worldwide attention after successfully breaking the Guinness World Record for longest cooking time.

Hilda Baci’s full name is Hilda Effiong Bassey, her date of birth is September 20th 1996. She is 26 years of age. Hilda will turn 27 on September 20th 2023.

The young Nigerian chef is the head cook at Food By Hilda, her own eatery company which she runs in Lagos.

Hilda Baci hails from Nsit Ubium local government area of Akwa Ibom State where she had her early life and education. She proceeded to Madonna University, Okija, which is the first Catholic university in Nigeria to read sociology. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the institute.

After a few years of running her food brand, Hilda took on the daring challenge of attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest period a person can cook.

Targeting the previous record, 87 hours set by Indian chef Lata Tandon in 2019, Hilda set a target of 96 hours which she reached and surpassed, completing her task for a total cooking time of 100 hours.

Many Nigerian celebrities showed up at the venue – Amore Gardens in Lekki, Lagos – to show support for Hilda including Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha; actress, Kate Henshaw; singer, Tiwa Savage; media personality, Enioluwa, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu among others. President-elect Tinubu, Peter Obi and many others also showed their support via social media.

Currently, Guinness World Records are yet to certify her record – writing in a tweet that “We’re aware of this amazing record attempt, we need to review all the evidence first before officially confirming a record.”

we're aware of this amazing record attempt, we need to review all the evidence first before officially confirming a record 💫 https://t.co/loGnAY8yKE
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) May 15, 2023

That is expected to be a mere formality however.

Hilda has no husband and publicly has not confirmed dating any boyfriend. Her mother is also a chef who owns a food brand called “Calabar Pot”.

An overachiever, Hilda is not new to winning competitions. In 2021, she won a Jollof Face-off Competition, beating a Ghanaian chef to officially win the Jollof wars for Nigeria.

How Long Did Hilda Cook?

Nigerian Chef Hilda Baci finished her cooking on Monday, 15th May after more than four days of cooking nonstop.

That broke the Guinness World record for the longest cooking marathon, previously set by Indian chef Tata London at 87 hours, 45 minutes.

Hilda cooked for a total of 100 hours – or four days and four hours!!!

Below are some facts to know about Hilda’s cooking marathon…

1. Her real name is Hilda Bassey Effiong. She is a young Nigerian chef from Akwa Ibom State. She owes a food brand in Lagos called “My Food by Hilda”

2. She will be cooking for 4 days non-stop.

3. She must stand to cook, she is not permitted to sit while cooking.

4. She’s not allowed to take coffee, stimulants, or any energy drink to artificially boost her energy and bodily strength while cooking.

5. She’s allowed to eat food, drink water or fruit juice, and take glucose.

6. The cooking is taking place at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria.

7. She cooks round the clock, no sleep (Morning, afternoon, evening, and night. So, for 4 nights, she won’t sleep)

8. She has just 5 minutes rest per hour [meaning for every 1 hour, she is entitled to just 5 minutes rest or break, that’s an hour break in every 12 hours].

Other sources claim

She gets a 30-minute break every 6 hours, she spends the 30mins in a medical van which is just close by, within which she can nap, use the restroom, and also get a medical assessment or checkup by the medical team available on the spot.

9. Whatever she cooks is shared to the people at the venue for FREE. She is not selling the food.

10. She cooks different meals simultaneously. She is at liberty to cook any meal she likes. There are no restrictions as to what she can cook or not cook. The World Record title is about cooking within a time frame, not about what is cooked. As long as she is cooking, she is on track.

11. Every meal cooked and every plate served is recorded. She has cooked over 115 meals so far with almost 3,000 portions if not more by the time you are reading this.

12. She started the cooking on Thursday and is expected to complete the target time frame by Monday 15th May, 2023 evening.

13. The current holder of the title Hilda seeks to break is an Indian chef Lata Tandon, who set a Guinness World Record for cooking for 87 hours and 45 minutes non-stop in 2019.

14. To break the record, Hilda Baci is attempting to cook for 96 hours, using extra 9 hours to break the world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking a marathon.

15. She tagged the cooking project “Cook-a-thon”, a phrase literally coined from the word “marathon”

16. She appears exhausted already, but the people around her are cheering her on to boost her morale. And they are available with her as she cook 247, even at night.

17. Most of the food items, ingredients, utensils, etc she used for this project are provided by her sponsors. So, the money expended on this project is not 100% from Hilda or her Food brand.

18. Uber, one of her partners is offering a 40% discounted ride to the venue for people who wishes to join and cheer her up at the venue.

Quick facts about Hilda Baci

Has Hilda Baci Stopped cooking? – Yes, Hilda stopped cooking on Monday, May 15th 2023.

How many hours did Hilda Baci cook? – Hilda cooked for a total of 100 hours, starting her task on Thursday, May 11th and ending on Monday, May 15th.

What did Hilda Baci cook? – Hilda cooked different meals simultaneously. She is at liberty to cook any meal she likes. There are no restrictions as to what she can cook or not cook.

Which Local Government is Hilda Baci from? – She hails from Nsit Ubium local government area of Akwa Ibom State.

Is Hilda Baci from Ghana – No! Hilda Baci is not a Ghanaian! There were several troll posts on social media claiming so but she is a Nigerian from Akwa Ibom state.

Did Hilda Baci sleep? – Hilda did not sleep throughout her cook-a-thon