Hild Baci has again set another history-making milestone with the Largest Jollof Rice as Guinness World Records officially confirms her feat.
This comes days after the spectacular event tagged ”Gino World Jollof Festival” took place on Friday, 12th September 2025, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Hilda, already celebrated for her 2023 cook-a-thon record, set the bar even higher by preparing an extraordinary quantity of Nigeria’s most beloved dish, Jollof rice. The event attracted food lovers, dignitaries, and celebrities like Funke Akindele, Veekee James while showcasing African cuisine on a global stage.
Announcing the feat on Monday on X, the Guinness World Record posted, “New record: Largest serving of Nigerian style jollof rice – 8,780 kg (19,356 lb 9 oz) achieved by Hilda Baci and Gino in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria”
New record: Largest serving of Nigerian style jollof rice – 8,780 kg (19,356 lb 9 oz) achieved by Hilda Baci and Gino in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/ErJLEJR5Qr
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) September 15, 2025
Hilda, who had initially planned on cooking 250 bags of rice, later revealed on Friday that she used 200 bags of rice because the measuring crane and scale designed to weigh the final dish had a limit of 20,000 kilograms, including the weight of the custom-made pot.
“If you notice, when we started, we weighed the pot, and we need to weigh every single thing that goes into the pot when we’re done.
“The goal was that by the time I was done making 5,000 kilograms, I was hoping to achieve about 17,000 to 18,000 kilograms.
“Right now, if I include the weight of the pot, that’s about 20,000,” Hilda said.