Chef Dami: I didn’t compete with Hilda Baci — my cooking marathon was not for GWR

Damilola Adeparusi, the Nigerian chef, says her 120-hour cooking marathon was not to get Guinness World Records (GWR) recognition as claimed. 

The Ekiti-based chef commenced her cooking marathon on June 9 and became a viral sensation after then.

On Wednesday, Chef Dami completed her five-day cooking stint.

In an interview with BBC Yoruba, the chef said she embarked on the cooking marathon because “it makes me happy”.

Adeparusi added that she did not compete with Hilda Baci, who was recently certified as the record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual in the world.

“In terms of the Guinness World Records or whether I competed with Hilda Baci, I just did what I love to do. It is what makes me happy,” she said.

“Guinness World Records was never in my plan or something. I am not doing so Guinness World Records can know me.

“I did it for those who would love to watch me cook in kitchen.

“The past five days to me has been beautiful. My plan was just to gather people and we cook for 120 hours and then we go back to our regular lives.

“I became surprised just like everybody, but I feel very good. I would advise that people should do whatever they want to do no matter the discouragement.”