Guinness World Records certifies Hilda Baci’s Jollof Rice as the largest serving
Guinness World Records certifies Hilda Baci’s Jollof Rice as the largest serving
Chef Hilda Baci has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice, weighing 8,780 kilogrammes (19,356 lb 9 oz).
The record, achieved in collaboration with Gino on Friday at Victoria Island, Lagos, was formally confirmed by Guinness World Records.
In a post shared on Monday via X (formerly Twitter), Guinness World Records announced: “New record: Largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice – 8,780 kg (19,356 lb 9 oz) achieved by Hilda Baci and Gino in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.”
Baci, who first captured global attention with her record-breaking cook-a-thon, has once again spotlighted Nigerian cuisine on the world stage.
Guinness World Records had sent words of encouragement to the Nigerian celebrity when she was attempting the cooking on Friday.
The record body in a video, said, ”What’s cookin’?
“Best of luck to @hildabacicooks who’s attempting a new record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice today.”
The recent attempt drew a large crowd of supporters, celebrities, and food lovers who gathered at the venue to witness the spectacle.
According to the chef before the event, the specially designed pot used for the challenge has a capacity of 22,619 litres, and her goal is to fill it up to 80 per cent.
She explained that this would require about 5,278 kilogrammes of raw basmati rice, equivalent to 264 bags, though she said she rounded it up to 250 bags as part of her strategy.
She later revealed to newsmen on Friday that she used 200 bags of rice, because the measuring crane and scale designed to weigh the final dish had a limit of 20,000 kilogrammes, including the weight of the custom-made pot.
“If you notice when we started we weighed the pot and we need to weigh every single thing that goes into the pot when we’re done.
“The goal was that by the time I was done making 5,000 kilogrammes I was hoping to achieve about 17,000 to 18,000 kilogrammes.
“Right now, if I include the weight of the pot, that’s about 20,000,” Hilda said.
According to Baci, the 200 bags of rice used amounted to 4,000 kilogrammes—enough to serve about 20,000 people.
The event took on a carnival-like vibe, featuring music, dancing, and appearances by several notable personalities. Nollywood star Funke Akindele took to the stage to commend Baci’s resilience before joining her at the cooking station to stir the tomato base for the jollof.
The First Lady of Ogun State, Bamidele Abiodun, was also in attendance to show her support.
Other celebrities who graced the occasion included dancer Kaffy, Tomike Adeoye, Enioluwa, Peller, Veekee James, Femi Atere, Tacha, Papaya, Samuel Banks, Alex Unusual, Folagbade Banks, and singer Spyro, among others.
