Irish chef dethrones Hilda Baci for longest cooking marathon

Kamilu Balogun
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An Irish owner and chef of a restaurant in Japan, Alan Fisher, has dethroned Nigerian chef Hilda Baci to claim the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual) after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes.

Alan Fisher (Ireland), an owner and chef of a restaurant in Japan, has broken two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles,” the British organisation said Tuesday.

First up, he’s 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.

Fisher’s achievement is more than 24 hours longer than the previous record held by Baci. He also broke the record for the longest baking marathon (individual) with a time of 47 hours 21 minutes, beating the previous record by Wendy Sandner by over 16 hours.

What’s even more impressive is that Alan took on both attempts back to back, meaning he was at work in the kitchen for over 160 hours with just over a day of rest in between!” the post further read.

Fisher took on both attempts back to back, meaning he was at work in the kitchen for over 160 hours with just over a day of rest in between.

During the nine days of cooking and baking, Fisher made 357 kg of soda bread and 590 kg of dishes (3,360 portions consisting of 32 recipes).

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