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| Nigerian chef attempts to make world's largest pot of jollof rice | Nigerian chef attempts to make world's largest pot of jollof rice |
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| That's a lot of rice... Hilda Baci's team used giant spatulas to stir the food in an equally huge pan | That's a lot of rice... Hilda Baci's team used giant spatulas to stir the food in an equally huge pan |
| Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder Hilda Baci has attempted to make the world's largest pot of jollof rice, a popular West African dish. | Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder Hilda Baci has attempted to make the world's largest pot of jollof rice, a popular West African dish. |
| Thousands of people gathered in Lagos to watch the food influencer's latest world record bid, after once holding the 2023 title for the longest cooking marathon - an exhausting 93 hours and 11 minutes, or nearly four days. | |
| Her gigantic jollof recipe included 4,000kg (8,800lb) of rice, 500 cartons of tomato paste and 600kg of onions - all poured into a custom-made pot that can hold 23,000 litres. | Her gigantic jollof recipe included 4,000kg (8,800lb) of rice, 500 cartons of tomato paste and 600kg of onions - all poured into a custom-made pot that can hold 23,000 litres. |
| The dish took several hours to cook and evidence of the feat must now be validated by the Guinness World Records organisation. | The dish took several hours to cook and evidence of the feat must now be validated by the Guinness World Records organisation. |
| Baci, 28, told BBC Pidgin that it took her a year to plan how she would tackle the mammoth challenge. | Baci, 28, told BBC Pidgin that it took her a year to plan how she would tackle the mammoth challenge. |
| "We are the giant of Africa, and jollof is a food that everybody knows Africans for," she said. | "We are the giant of Africa, and jollof is a food that everybody knows Africans for," she said. |
| "It would make sense if we had the biggest pot of jollof rice, it would be nice for the country." | "It would make sense if we had the biggest pot of jollof rice, it would be nice for the country." |
| Manufacturing the giant steel vessel to hold her dish took a culinary team of 300 people two months to make. | Manufacturing the giant steel vessel to hold her dish took a culinary team of 300 people two months to make. |
| Working with a group of assistants wielding massive wooden spatulas, Baci's crowning dish was later distributed for onlookers to enjoy. | Working with a group of assistants wielding massive wooden spatulas, Baci's crowning dish was later distributed for onlookers to enjoy. |
| Jollof rice is a staple of Nigerian cuisine, featuring rice simmered in a tomato sauce, often paired with meat or seafood. | Jollof rice is a staple of Nigerian cuisine, featuring rice simmered in a tomato sauce, often paired with meat or seafood. |
| Baci won a competition for her version of jollof rice in 2021, and then became a national sensation in 2023 when she claimed the cooking marathon record. | Baci won a competition for her version of jollof rice in 2021, and then became a national sensation in 2023 when she claimed the cooking marathon record. |