Olushola Omogbehin
Chef Hilda Baci has won another historic award as Guinness World Records (GWR) has officially recognized her for preparing the largest serving pot of jollof rice, a Nigerian-style staple food.
In a post shared on its official X account, 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.”
This victory was the aftermath of high level of creativity by the celebrity that emanated from the grand culinary spectacle held on September 12, 2025, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Tagged “Gino World Jollof Festival”, Hilda Baci, drew thousands of attendees among her fans across the globe and generated massive social media frenzy.
Coming to prominence in 2023 when she first won the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon, Hilda Baci has apart from cementing her reputation as the most celebrated Nigerian chef, brought global attention to Jollof rice as a Nigeria cuisine.
Before the event, Chef Baci had explained that the pot used for the challenge has a capacity of 22,619 litres and her goal was to fill it up to 80 per cent. She had explained that she 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.
“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 explained.
The event attracted celebrities like Funke Akindele, Enioluwa Adeoluwa, Tomike Adeoye, Pastor Idowu, Bamidele Abiodun, wife of the Ogun State Governor and many others.
