Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci has congratulated Irish chef Alan Fisher on setting a new Guinness world record for the longest cooking marathon.

Alan Fisher (Ireland), an owner and chef of a restaurant in Japan, recently broke two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles.

Alan claimed the longest cooking marathon (individual) after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes. That is more than 24 hours longer than the previous record held by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci.

Alan then 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.

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The previous record holder, Hilda Baci took to social media to congratulate Alan on his incredible accomplishment.

“Huge congratulations to Alan Fisher! 119hrs 57mins is a huge achievement, and I wish him all the best as the new world record holder!” she tweeted.

Huge congratulations to Alan Fisher! 119hrs 57mins is a huge achievement, and I wish him all the best as the new world record holder! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 https://t.co/Ph2x4TqqNg

— Hilda Baci (@hildabacicooks) November 7, 2023

Hilda Baci also expressed her gratitude for being able to hold such a “prestigious” record.

“I’m so happy to have held a record so prestigious and profound I will forever be honored and grateful for all the love and support”, she wrote.

I’m so happy to have held a record so prestigious and profound I will forever be honored and grateful for all the love and support ❤️❤️❤️❤️

— Hilda Baci (@hildabacicooks) November 7, 2023