Guinness World Record holder and celebrity chef, Hilda Baci, has started dishing out food from her massive jollof rice pot at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, following over eight hours of cooking, when the pot suddenly collapsed.

Amateur videos circulating online showed Baci and her team serving steaming plates of rice to thousands of attendees, with large portions of the rice remaining in the pot from the 200 bags used to cook the meal.

One of the clips taken around 4 a.m. captured the massive spread, with on-lookers exclaiming, “200 bags of rice no be anybody mate! “Hilda Baci is feeding Lagos”

The pot of Nigerian jollof rice took an unexpected turn when the massive pot suddenly collapsed while being hoisted for weighing. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

The world record event, which began last Friday, drew a huge crowd of Gen-Zees, millennials, food lovers, and celebrities, which has been described as a festival of Nigerian jollof.

Ms. Baci, who previously earned global recognition for her Guinness World Record cooking marathon in 2023, said the goal of this record attempt is to showcase Nigerian cuisine on the world stage.