Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has made her way back into the record books after kick-starting record fever across Africa. This time, she’s out to win the “Jollof Wars” for her home country.

Alongside brand Gino Nigeria, Hilda cooked up the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice last Friday – a whopping 8,780 kg of the delicious dish. The star served up the dish at an event in Victoria Island, Lagos, where thousands of people were in attendance and performers took to the stage.

Jollof rice is a staple dish in West Africa, and there’s a big debate about who makes it best – Ghana or Nigeria. The debate covers the ingredients used and preparation methods.

Rules of the record stipulated that certain ingredients had to be used, and Hilda shared the exact measurements of everything she stirred into her record-breaking dish. Her ingredients included 4,000 kg of washed basmati rice, 164 kg of fresh goat meat, 220 kg of Gino Asun & peppered chicken cubes, and 600 kg of her own jollof pepper mix.

“It took nine hours of fire, passion and teamwork and 1,200 kg of gas to create the 16,600 plates of rice served with joy, love and community,” Hilda said. Hilda and Gino Nigeria also had to follow strict rules when it came to distributing the food, with none allowed to be wasted.

A video posted to Hilda’s Instagram account shows the jollof rice being served to all the hungry people gathered in support, with impromptu chanting of “Hilda, we want jollof” breaking out.

Hilda said of her attempt: “I didn’t realize it would be this hard and it has been a challenge. It’s a lot of hard work but really satisfying to achieve the record. This achievement also belongs to the people of Nigeria as they all contributed to the achievement.”

Will someone from Ghana hit back with their own record attempt? There is a record for the largest serving of Ghanaian-style jollof rice, but it currently has no holder.

Hilda previously broke the internet in May 2023 when she claimed the record for the longest cooking marathon with a time of 93 hours and 11 minutes. Her attempt in Lekki, Lagos, drew national and international attention, sparking record-breaking fever across Africa.