Celebrity chef, Hilda Baci, shares the emotional moment she received the call from the world record body, Guinness World Records, confirming her as the official record holder for the Largest Serving of Nigerian-style Jollof Rice.
Recall that Hilda Baci had one of the greatest cooking events the country has yet seen.
The Akwa-Ibom-born chef had cooked the biggest pot of Jollof rice, with a teeming crowd of Nigerians who came out to watch her set a new record on Friday, 12 September 2025, in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The GWR finally recognised the feat on Monday, September 15th, recognizing her as the new Guinness World Record holder for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice, weighing 8,780 kilogrammes (19,356 lb 9 oz).
The chef uploaded a video showing the moment she spoke with the officials who confirmed her new record.
Hilda, her mom, team, and friends were emotional with tears of gratitude at having achieved another world record.
Netizens have reacted
@Growwithamaka___"I love this for her. This is really really so beautiful. I can actually relate to the emotion of giving your best to something and being able to win at it. And for those hating on Hilda, like what do you stand to gain?
I’m really really really interested to know what do you really stand again someone choose to break a ward record and you’re hating on her really ?"
@Davidspredict said: “If I may ask this GWR aside the award or placards is there any money attached to it because we have so many world records holder in Nigeria we don’t even know they held such record.”
@chybike32___"Ooh it's a never attempted , waw. That means she had no parameters to work with, And still made it, I mean should could have made errors that could have disqualified all her efforts. Congratulations to her once again"
@MaxCrypt____"Hilda Bacci is a strong, beautiful, sexy, black woman who has broken so many records and will still break more. I'm so proud of her. I love her sm. Fly baby girl."
@bigprofcnd15205 said: “Has Guinness called? Like say she no know 😆 congrats”
@crossnstride wrote: “Did she carry all those 200 bags of rice alone? Did she stir that huge pot of rice alone? The water for the rice, did she do it all alone? Maggi, salt et al? Where then is the recognition for those that did the heavy lifting?”
See video below
Hilda Baci shares emotional moment she received the call from GWR confirming her as the official record holder for the never attempted record of Largest Serving of Nigerian style Jollof Rice pic.twitter.com/tR9ESN4IR7
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