Nigerian Chef Sets Record for Longest Cooking Shift
2023-05-17
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1Hilda Baci is a chef in Lagos, Nigeria. She recently stayed in the kitchen for 100 hours and only took short breaks each hour.
2She started cooking on May 11 and did not stop until May 15.
3Baci's goal was to break the Guinness World Record for longest cooking time.
4An Indian chef set the current record of 87 hours, 45 minutes in 2019.
5Baci made classic Nigerian food like soups, stew and meats.
6She even made Jollof rice, one of the most famous West African meals.
7Baci finished her cooking on the night of May 15.
8Thousands of people were there when she put down her cooking tools at 7:45 at night.
9Guinness published a tweet about Baci's effort.
10It said it knew about her record-breaking attempt but noted that it would need to do a review before "officially confirming a record."
11Baci said she wanted to break the cooking record to show the world how determined Nigerian people are.
12She also said she wanted to make people understand that there are not enough work opportunities for Nigerian women.
13She said women "have to go an extra mile to be taken seriously."
14Baci added that she wanted to teach the world a little bit about Nigerian food.
15Thousands of people came past the kitchen to cheer for Baci as she cooked for four days.
16Many more people watched an online video showing her work.
17Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari used Twitter to say good words about the chef.
18He praised her "drive, ambition and resilience."
19Kingsley Ofoma was there as Baci got close to the 100-hour mark.
20He got to eat some of her food for free. But he said that was not even the best part of the experience.
21"The energy here is very high and positive," he said.
22"Everybody is having fun."
23I'm Jill Robbins.
1Hilda Baci is a chef in Lagos, Nigeria. She recently stayed in the kitchen for 100 hours and only took short breaks each hour. She started cooking on May 11 and did not stop until May 15. 2Baci's goal was to break the Guinness World Record for longest cooking time. An Indian chef set the current record of 87 hours, 45 minutes in 2019. 3Baci made classic Nigerian food like soups, stew and meats. She even made Jollof rice, one of the most famous West African meals. 4Baci finished her cooking on the night of May 15. Thousands of people were there when she put down her cooking tools at 7:45 at night. 5Guinness published a tweet about Baci's effort. It said it knew about her record-breaking attempt but noted that it would need to do a review before "officially confirming a record." 6Baci said she wanted to break the cooking record to show the world how determined Nigerian people are. She also said she wanted to make people understand that there are not enough work opportunities for Nigerian women. 7She said women "have to go an extra mile to be taken seriously." 8Baci added that she wanted to teach the world a little bit about Nigerian food. 9Thousands of people came past the kitchen to cheer for Baci as she cooked for four days. Many more people watched an online video showing her work. 10Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari used Twitter to say good words about the chef. He praised her "drive, ambition and resilience." 11Kingsley Ofoma was there as Baci got close to the 100-hour mark. He got to eat some of her food for free. But he said that was not even the best part of the experience. 12"The energy here is very high and positive," he said. "Everybody is having fun." 13I'm Jill Robbins. 14Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by The Associated Press. 15____________________________________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17chef -n. a trained person who runs a kitchen and makes food for others 18classic -adj. something traditional and respected that a person or place is known for 19record -n. an official mark that is recognized as the best or fastest in an event 20opportunity -n. the chance to do something 21determined -adj. willing to do hard work and overcome problems 22extra mile -expression. doing more than is expected of the average person 23drive -n. energy to get something accomplished 24ambition -n. something a person hopes to do or achieve 25resilience -n. the ability to come back from disappointment or trouble 26___________________________________________________________________ 27We want to hear from you. Do you know how to cook enough things to stay in the kitchen for 100 hours? 28Here is how our comment system works: 29Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.