There is currently jubilation in Kenya as Chef Maliha Mohammed sets new world record for the longest home kitchen cooking marathon.
Chef Maliha achieved the remarkable feat on Tuesday, August 15, after cooking non-stop for a staggering 95 hours, surpassing the previous record held by American chef Rickey Lumpkin of California, who achieved a home cooking time of 68 hours, 30 minutes, and 1 second in December 2018.
The mother of two took to her Instagram page to excitedly announce her record-breaking feat after completing the cook-a-thon.
“Yes, we did it! New world record holder for the longest home kitchen cooking marathon in town 😎😎 Shukran for the support 💯,” she wrote.
The is one of the cooking records she plans to break as she had earlier declared her intention to also break the world record held by Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Essien, also known as Hilda Baci.
The Nigerian chef and restauranteur is officially the record holder for the longest cooking time marathon with a time of 93 hours and 11 minutes.
Contrary to reports flying around, Chef Maliha has not broken Hilda Baci’s cooking record yet. She has only set a new record for the longest home kitchen cooking marathon, and it has not been confirmed by Guinness World Record.
See her post below,
