With more than five tonnes of rice, tomato concentrate, cooking oil and onions, Nigerian chef Hilda Baci attempted on Friday to conjure up the biggest rice jollof ever made.
The popular west African dish features rice simmered in a tomato sauce, accompanied by meat or fish.
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