Guinness World Record: We Fasted, Prayed Before Jollof Rice Festival — Hilda Baci’s Mom

The mother of Nigerian celebrity chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci has shared testimony of her daughter’s new Guinness World Record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice.. .. Read ..Full.. Article.. .

Mrs. Lynda Bassey, who testified at Pastor Jerry Eze’s NSPPD morning service on Tuesday, attributed her daughter’s achievement to prayers, fasting and God’s mercy.

She narrated how her daughter told her she wanted to cook 250 bags of basmati rice with a six-metre-wide pot.

“My daughter said, ‘Mommy, I want to cook the biggest pot of jollof rice.’ When she mentioned 250 bags, I was shaking. She said the pot is as big as my office. When she sent me the video of the pot, I said, what kind of pot is this one? I was afraid, let the bottom of the pot not detach from the pot,” she said.

Bassey, who is the owner of the Calabar Pot restaurant in Abuja, said they immediately embarked on fasting and prayer, seeking God’s hand over the attempt.

“She told me, Mommy, we have to fast all through this week. And we started. I joined NSPPD every morning, prayed all through the night, and put the picture of the event before God.

“I said, Father, what you did before in Amore Garden, do it again in Eko Hotel. A season of good news will not be turned to shame or mockery,” she said.

Bassey said she feared the giant pot might collapse under the weight of rice, meat and oil. She added that even the cover of that pot could not be carried by people. They had to bring in cranes to lift it.

“I prayed, Father, this pot I hand over to you. It was made by man, but you are God. May it not leak. Because if it leaks, the flame and the gas would catch fire. That would have turned joy to disaster. But God did it,” Mrs Bassey said.

According to her, the pot eventually took 200 bags of rice, 20 goats, 30 gallons of oil and large quantities of tomato paste and seasoning.

She said, “That pot swallowed everything. By Saturday it had been carried to the venue. I walked in, touched it, and told God, what I am afraid of will not happen. And it ended in praise.”

She further recalled their mixed feelings towards the start of the cooking, nothing that her daughter rallied everyone in faith.

“About 40 minutes to go, she came to me and said, ‘Mommy, we need to pray to the Holy Ghost.’ She told the team, ‘This is the first-time you people will eat rice that the Holy Ghost will cook. And I smiled, that is the kind of faith she has,” Bassey said.

She further stated that Guinness officials later weighed the pot with a crane and confirmed the record, without any setback.

Reaffirming her gratitude, she said, “Guinness has called us. My daughter has broken the record two times. Two times record holder. Who is Hilda? Who is Hilda’s father? Who is Hilda’s mother? What is our family name? For us to pull such a crowd, it can only be God.”

She also noted that the sight of the massive turnout at the venue left her overwhelmed.

“When I saw the crowd, I just said, what God cannot do does not exist. Father, no one will collapse here, no death, no accident, no evil report. And that was how it ended, everything ended in praise,” she said.

On September 15, that Guinness World Record confirmed Hilda Baci’s world record for largest pot of jollof rice.

Guinness confirmed the achievement in a post via X: “New record: Largest serving of Nigerian style jollof rice – 8,780 kg (19,356 lb 9 oz) achieved by Hilda Baci, and..  Read . .More