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The Chef Who Just Cooked Up The World's Largest Bowl Of Jollof Rice By Tiffany Betts Sept. 22, 2025 7:39 pm EST

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It takes a lot of planning and work to get into the Guinness World Records (GWR), but that's exactly what one chef has done. The organization officially congratulated Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci (real name Hilda Bassey) into its record books for making the largest serving of jollof rice, weighing 19,356 pounds and 9 ounces ( or 9.68 U.S. tons).

On September 12, Baci partnered with food brand Gino Nigeria to attempt the feat at Eko Hotels & Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos. A giant pot was custom-designed with a capacity of about 6,076 gallons specifically for the job, and it took the chef and a team of helpers nine

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