Tartenger Victor, a Benue-based chef popularly known as Naira Victor, has completed his bid to create a new world record for longest cooking marathon.
Naira Victor declared his plan to cook for 135 hours on social media sites.
The chef’s cooking marathon began on Tuesday, February 27, and ended on Sunday, March 3.
The exercise took place in the Tiger Bar, Ishaya Bakut, opposite the B Division Police Station in Makurdi, Benue’s capital.
During the attempt, the chef delivered some of the meals to internally displaced people (IDPs) throughout the community.
“The chef has now surpass 80 hours of non-stop cooking and is still as determined and energetic as before. In line with his dream goal of feeding the internally displaced persons, today food was taken to the IDP camp where thousands were fed. He took a 20 minutes break earlier and is now back with your favorite kitchen assistant to cook for the beautiful people of Benue,” a post on his X page reads.
The chef has now surpass 80 hours of non-stop cooking and is still as determined and energetic as before. In line with his dream goal of feeding the internally displaced persons, today food was taken to the IDP camp where thousands were fed.
He took a 20 minutes break earlier…— ChefNaira-victor (@chefN_victor) March 1, 2024
So far so good 26hours gone, the cooked food distribution to IDP camps is also at the peak.
We are making progress pic.twitter.com/CbbbDxuSWH— ChefNaira-victor (@chefN_victor) February 28, 2024
He further stated that the Guinness World Record (GWR) has approved the practice.
Alan Fisher, an Irish chef, holds the current world record after cooking for 119 hours and 57 minutes.
Fisher set the GWR record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual in November, surpassing Nigerian chef Hilda Baci’s record of 93 hours and 11 minutes.
