Young Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey Effiong, 27, comes from Akwa Ibom state and owns the “My Food by Hilda” cuisine brand in Lagos.
Hilda is set to take over from the current record holder Lata Tondon for the world’s longest cooking marathon. Lata completed the task in 87 hours, and 45 minutes in India in 2019
Hilda who is currently at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria performing her task must stand to prepare all her food and not permitted to sit, will c cooking non stop for the next 96 hours days and must not sleep either as she is expected to cook all night.
With a target completion date of Monday, May 15, 2023 evening, Hilda, who began her cooking project dubbed “Cook-a-thon”—a term literally derived from the word “marathon”—on Thursday, is expected to finish the target time frame. She has already prepared over 115 meals, with nearly 3,000 portions having been prepared on Sunday morning.
Hilda Bassey
The ability to persevere under pressure Hilda is permitted to eat meals, drink water or fruit juice, and take glucose, but she is not permitted to use coffee, stimulants, or any other energy drinks to artificially increase her energy and physical power while cooking.
Hilda’s who is one of the most beautiful chef in Nigeria has a mum who is also a chef. In a bid to help her achieve her task, it is reported that 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.
Interestingly she is expected to cook whatever she wishes as there are no compulsion on what she must cook and whatever she cooks is shared to the people at the venue for Free. She is not selling the food.
To show her love and encouragement, prominent Nigerians and personalities have visited her as she appeared already exhausted and tired. The Lagos state Governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu visited her Sunday afternoon to give her moral support .
Thousand of Lagosians have really around her and others will stay all night to give her moral support. One of her partners Uber, is offering a 40% discounted ride to the venue for people who wishes to join and cheer her up at the venue.
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.
