The 2023 cookathon star, Hilda Baci, has announced her attempt to cook the largest pot of jollof rice in the world on September
She said in her Instagram post on Friday that massive dish would be prepared in a gigantic pot measuring six meters in width and six meters in height.
Baci further said the project had been in the works for two years and expressed excitement that the vision is finally about to materialise.
She also said the event would go beyond a culinary milestone, describing it as a cultural festival that celebrates Nigerian food, music, and community.
The cook-off is slated for September 12, 2025, at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos.
“Hi, I am Hilda Baci, and on September 12, 2025 I will be making the largest pot of Nigerian Jollof rice the world has ever seen in this six meters by six meters pot.”
“In 2023, the Hilda Baci cookathon took the world by storm. This year, it is Jollof, the heartbeat of West Africa. A taste that tells our story. It is more than cooking, it is a celebration of our food, our culture, our music, and us. We are making history again, and I want you to be there when it happens.
“Two years ago, I imagined the largest pot of Nigerian Jollof rice the world had ever seen. Today, with Gino, a brand we all grew up with, my dream is becoming a reality,” she wrote.
Recall that Baci had in May 2023 when set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.
However, the record was later surpassed by Irish chef Alan Fisher in November of the same year.
