Guinness World Records on Monday gave official recognition to Nigerian chef Hilda Baci in recognising her rice jollof, concocted in Lagos last Friday, as the world's largest ever.

Baci hailed the feat on X, where Guinness likewise confirmed "the largest serving of Nigerian style jollof rice -- 8,780 kg" or 19,356 pounds and nine ounces.

"We have done it again," Baci said in reference to an earlier record, set in 2023, when she set a mark for marathon cooking with a stint of 93 hours, 11 minutes, which was later surpassed by Irish chef Alan Fisher.

The accolade was an early birthday present for Baci, who turns 30 this weekend, as her hours-long effort, cooked in a pot six metres (20 feet) wide, came to fruition after she had poured in around five tonnes of basmati rice, 600 kilos of onio

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