Social media users in Ghana have strongly criticized Hilda Baci, a dethroned Nigerian Cookathon chef, for her comments on one of Ghana’s cherished dishes, “Jollof.”
During a podcast in the United Kingdom, Baci remarked that Ghanaian Jollof lacks flavor and does not live up to the hype surrounding it.
She expressed her opinion that the dish falls short in terms of taste compared to Nigerian Jollof.
“Nigerian jollof is better than Ghanaian jollof. I’ve been to Ghana, I’ve eaten their jollof. I’ve done a competition with a Ghanaian chef. For him, that was his best representation of Ghanaian jollof and I have seen the recipe – not one, Ghanaians focus more on the paste than the jollof mix and that is where the flavor comes from,” she said.
However, Hilda’s remark didn’t resonate well with many Ghanaians, who expressed disappointment in her for not making an objective statement without showing bias toward her home country, Nigeria.
They highlighted their support for her, irrespective of her nationality, during her pursuit of a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time.
A portion of Ghanaians further contended that Hilda Baci lacks the qualification to comment on taste, emphasizing that there’s no evidence of her culinary expertise.
They pointed out that her achievement was in setting a record for the longest cooking time, not for culinary excellence.