Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has secured her third Guinness World Records (GWR) title following a surprise recognition for achieving the world’s largest serving of rice.
Guinness World Records confirmed the development after a post-event review of Baci’s 2025 record attempt, which she carried out in collaboration with food brand Gino.
According to Guinness, the record-breaking feat was achieved on September 12, 2025, in Victoria Island, Lagos, where Baci and her team prepared a massive 8,780 kilograms of rice.
Although the original attempt was aimed at setting a new record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice, Guinness later determined that the same effort also qualified as the largest serving of rice overall, leading to an additional record title.
Baci announced the latest recognition on January 20, 2026, after receiving official confirmation from Guinness World Records via email. The development came several months after the initial record announcement and took the chef by surprise.
In the email signed by Andrew Fanning, Head of Client Partnering, Records Creative Team, Guinness stated, “Congratulations, you are Officially Amazing (again)! It has come to our attention that when comparing the record guidelines of the two record titles, when you and your team attempted and achieved ‘Largest serving of Nigerian style jollof rice’, you also achieved the record title of ‘Largest serving of rice’, so you have been proactively awarded this record title too.”
Reacting to the news, Baci wrote, “Woke up a three-time Guinness World Records holder and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. Five months after the initial record announcement, I was just finding out that there was more.”
“What I thought was one record turned out to be two. And now, officially, that makes three Guinness World Records in total,” she added.
Guinness World Records confirmed that the largest serving of rice measured 8,780 kilograms and was achieved by Hilda Baci and Gino in Victoria Island, Lagos, on September 12, 2025.
The latest recognition further cements Baci’s status as one of Nigeria’s most accomplished culinary figures on the global stage. Her rise to international prominence began in May 2023, when she set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual after cooking continuously for 93 hours and 11 minutes.
Although her initial target was 100 hours, Guinness adjusted the final timing to account for rest and essential activities, with the revised duration still surpassing the previous world record.
In September 2025, Baci earned her second Guinness title for preparing the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice alongside Gino during an event in Lagos, a feat that has now also earned her a third global record.
