Nigeria: Hilda Baci’s record for largest pot of jollof rice confirmed by Guinness World Records

It’s official: a new culinary feat was achieved last week in Lagos. Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice, the Guiness World Records confirmed on Monday. 

Baci and her team prepared a pot of 8,780 kilograms of jollof rice last Friday, surpassing the required 4,700 kilograms, the organisation said on X. 

This popular West African dish is made from rice cooked in…