Irish chef Alan Fisher has unseated Nigeria’s Hilda Effiong Bassey as the world record holder for the longest cooking marathon, the Guinness World Records, GWR, said Tuesday.
Fisher cooked for 119 hours 57 minutes to break the 93 hours 11 minutes record set in May by Bassey, who is known on social media as Hilda Baci.
Nigerian cooking queen Hilda Baci has been dethroned 😳
Alan Fisher from Ireland cooked for an incredible 119 hours and 57 minutes at his restaurant in Japan 🥄
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) November 7, 2023
Fisher cooked “24 hours longer than the previous record held by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci”, GWR said in a statement on its website.
Apart from breaking the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), the Irish chef also claimed the longest baking marathon (individual), with a time of 47 hours 21 minutes.
The previous record holder was Wendy Sandner (USA) with a time of 31 hours 16 minutes.
“What’s even more impressive is that Alan took on both attempts back to back, meaning he was at work in the kitchen for over 160 hours with just over a day of rest in between!,” GWR statement read.
Reacting to Fisher’s feat, Hilda Bai sent a warm congratulatory message to her successor.
“Huge congratulations to Alan Fisher! 119hrs 57mins is a huge achievement, and I wish him all the best as the new world record holder,” a post on her X page reads.
https://twitter.com/hildabacicooks/status/1721845474297061612?t=26tFKT8eQMERm7DhuWJRFg&s=19
