
The Digest:
Celebrity chef Hilda Baci's Guinness World Record attempt for the largest jollof rice pot faced a dramatic setback when her custom-built cooking vessel collapsed during the crucial weighing process. Rooted in the Storm.
Key Points:
- The massive 22,619-liter pot gave way under its own weight while being lifted by a crane
- The collapse occurred during the essential weighing phase required for Guinness validation
- Baci had initially planned to cook 250 bags of rice but reduced to 200 bags due to technical constraints
- Social media reactions ranged from sympathetic to critical of the engineering preparation
- The incident creates uncertainty about the official submission to Guinness World Records
- The failure highlights the technical challenges of large-scale culinary record attempts
- The event had drawn thousands of spectators and significant media attention
Sources: Daily Post Nigeria