Hilda Bassey, has been certified the new record holder for longest cooking marathon by an individual. The 26 year-old popularly called Hilda Bacci has surpassed the previous record of 87 hours 45 minutes set by India-based chef, Lata Tondon in 2019.

“Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes,” GWR said in a statement released on Tuesday.

Recall that the chef began the cookathon on Thursday 11 May and ended it on Monday 15 May, cooking over 100 meals.