Hilda Effiong Bassey Biography, wiki, age, boyfriend, parents, award and other facts

Hilda Effiong Bassey, also referred to as Hilda Baci, is a well-known Nigerian chef who was born on September 20, 1996, in the Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom. She has established a reputation for herself in Nigeria’s food business.

Hilda Effiong Wiki

Full Name: Hilda Effiong Basseti

Date of Birth: September 20, 1996

State of Origin: Akwa Ibom State

Nationality: Nigerian

Religion: Christian.

Effiong Hilda Bassey Hilda Baci, better known by her stage name, was born in Akwa Ibom State on September 20, 1996.

Hilda Effiong Bassey, also known as Hilda Baci, has set out on a mission to break the record for the longest cooking marathon held by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Hilda Baci, full name Hilda Effiong Bassey, is a celebrated Nigerian chef and content producer.

 She was born on September 20, 1996. She is the company’s CEO and founder of My Food by Hila.

Early life 

Hilda is from Nsit Ubium Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. She was born on 20 September, 1996.She graduated with a degree in sociology from Madonna University, Okija. She was the host for “Dine on A Budget” on Pop Central TV, Dstv Channel 189.

Where is Hilda Bassey from?

Hilda Effiong Bassey, also referred to as Hilda Baci, is a well-known Nigerian chef who was born on September 20, 1996, in the Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom.

She has established a reputation for herself in Nigerian culinary industry.

Where is chef Hilda from?

Hilda Baci, a young Nigerian cook from Akwa Ibom State, should be noted. ‘My Food by Hilda’ is the name of the food brand she owns in Lagos.

Who holds the record for the longest cooking time?

Hilda Baci, a well-known Hilda from Nigeria, breaks the world record for the longest cooking time.

Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Buci has broken the Guinness World Record for longest cooking hours.

Hilda broke the record which was previously held by Indian chef, Lata Tondon on Monday morning at 7:45 am.

Tondon had made meals for 87 hours, 45 minutes and 00 seconds.

However, as of the time of filing this report, Hilda has cooked for 88 hours, 19 minutes.

She aims to cook for 96 hours, that is why she is expected to complete the task at 5pm on Monday.

The chef has been getting massive support, especially from Nigerians, celebrities and politicians in the country.

Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha; actress, Kate Henshaw; singer, Tiwa Savage; media personality, Enioluwa, and many others appeared at the event.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu also visited the venue on Sunday to cheer up Baci.

Baci is not new to cooking competitions, she was a participant in the maiden edition of the Jollof Face-off Competition in 2021.

The talented chef made Nigeria proud by winning the competition and walking away with a grand prize of $5000.

The world record for longest cooking

Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Buci has broken the Guinness World Record for longest cooking hours.

Hilda broke the record which was previously held by Indian chef, Lata Tondon on Monday morning at 7:45 am. Tondon had made meals for 87 hours, 45 minutes and 00 seconds.

20 Facts about Hilda

20 facts about Hilda Baci and her Guinness World Record Marathon Cooking

1. Her real name is Hilda Bassey Effiong. She is a young Nigerian chef from Akwa Ibom State. She owes a food brand in Lagos called “My Food by Hilda”

2. She will be cooking for 4 days non-stop.

3. She must stand to cook, she is not permitted to sit while cooking.

4. She’s not allowed to take coffee, stimulants, or any energy drink to artificially boost her energy and bodily strength while cooking

5. She’s allowed to eat food, drink water or fruit juice, & take glucose

6. The cooking is taking place at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria.

7. She cooks round the clock, no sleep (Morning, afternoon, evening, and night. So, for 4 nights, she won’t sleep)

8. She has just 5 minutes rest per hour [which means that for every 1 hour, she is entitled to just 5 minutes rest or break,  that’s an hour break in every 12 hours).

Other sources claim
She gets a 30-minute break every 6 hours, she spends the 30mins in a medical van which is just close by, within which she can nap, use the restroom, and also get a medical assessment or checkup by the medical team available on the spot.

9. Whatever she cooks is shared to the people at the venue for FREE. She is not selling the food.

10. She cooks different meals simultaneously. She is at liberty to cook any meal she likes. There are no restrictions as to what she can cook or not cook.

The World Record title is about cooking within a time frame, not about what is cooked. As long as she is cooking, she is on track.

11. Every meal cooked and every plate served is recorded.

She has cooked over 115 meals so far with almost 3,000 portions if not more by the time you are reading this.

12. She started the cooking on Thursday and is expected to complete the target time frame by Monday 15th May, 2023 evening.

13. The current holder of the title Hilda seeks to break is an Indian chef Lata Tandon, who set a Guinness World Record for cooking for 87 hours and 45 minutes non-stop in 2019.

14. To break the record, Hilda Baci is attempting to cook for 96 hours, using extra 9 hours to break the world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking a marathon.

15. She tagged the cooking project “Cook-a-thon”, a phrase literally coined from the word “marathon”

16. She appears exhausted already, but the people around her are cheering her on to boost her morale. And they are available with her as she cook 247, even at night.

17. Most of the food items, ingredients, utensils, etc she used for this project are provided by her sponsors. So, the money expended on this project is not 100% from Hilda or her Food brand.

18. Uber, one of her partners is offering a 40% discounted ride to the venue for people who wishes to join and cheer her up at the venue.

19. Hilda’s mum is also a chef. She owes a food brand called “Calabar Pot”

20. She is 27 years of age when she win the longest cooking marathon held by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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