SaralnamaNigerian chef Hilda Baci tried to make the world's largest pot of jollof rice in Lagos. She used 4,000kg rice, 500 cartons of tomato paste, and 600kg onions in a 23,000-litre pot. The dish took hours to cook. Baci planned for a year and worked with 300 people. She hopes Guinness World Records will validate her attempt. Baci said it would be nice for Nigeria to have the biggest jollof pot. She won a jollof competition in 2021 and set a 93-hour cooking marathon record in 2023. Jollof is a popular West African rice dish cooked in tomato sauce. (Updated 13 Sep 2025, 09:18 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Nigerian chef Hilda Baci tried to make the world's largest pot of jollof rice in Lagos
- She used 4,000kg rice, 500 cartons of tomato paste, and 600kg onions in a 23,000-litre pot
- The dish took hours to cook