Alan Fisher has broken Hilda Baci’s cooking record, achieving the longest cooking marathon (individual) at 119 hours 57 minutes, surpassing the previous record by over 24 hours.
He also set the longest baking marathon (individual) at 47 hours 21 minutes, breaking Wendy Sandner’s previous record.
Alan decided to attempt these records after working long hours at the ‘I Love Ireland Festival in Tokyo’ and spent over 160 hours in the kitchen to achieve both records.
He chose to make four types of soda bread and cook traditional Irish dishes for the baking challenge. The 48-hour baking event began on September 25 and ended on September 27, with 487 loaves of soda bread baked, averaging ten loaves per hour.
He prepared classic Irish cuisines like chowder, Irish stew, and bacon and cabbage. After finishing on Monday, 120 hours later, he captured the attention of the locals and brought in a steady stream of patrons to the restaurant who were to eat the food in accordance to Guinness guidelines.
Volunteers confirmed that he was adhering to the Guinness World Record guidelines, which limited his daily break to two hours. His activities in the kitchen were broadcast live by TSK (Yamanashi Central Television).
Nigerian cooking queen Hilda Baci has been dethroned 😳
Alan Fisher from Ireland cooked for an incredible 119 hours and 57 minutes at his restaurant in Japan 🥄
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