Chef Hilda Baci has celebrated setting a Guinness World Record for the biggest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice, which weighed 8,780 kilograms (19,356 lb 9 oz).
Sharing the news on Monday via X (formerly Twitter), Baci wrote, “We have done it again #nigeria #hildabaci.”
The record, set in collaboration with Gino on Friday in Victoria Island, Lagos, has been officially certified by Guinness World Records.
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On Monday, Guinness World Records announced the achievement on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “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’s accomplishment has once again brought international attention to Nigerian cuisine.
The Friday event attracted a large gathering of fans, celebrities, and food lovers. Nollywood actress Funke Akindele joined Baci on stage to help stir the tomato base for the jollof rice, while Ogun State First Lady Bamidele Abiodun was also in attendance.
Other prominent guests at the event included dancer Kaffy, Tomike Adeoye, Enioluwa, Peller, Veekee James, Femi Atere, Tacha, Papaya, Samuel Banks, Alex Unusual, Folagbade Banks, and Spyro.
Speaking with journalists on Friday, Baci revealed that 200 bags of rice were used, as the crane and scale intended to weigh the final dish could handle a maximum of 20,000 kilograms, including the custom-built 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 her, the 200 bags of rice yielded 4,000 kilograms when cooked, enough to feed approximately 20,000 people.
