An Irish chef, Alan Fisher who’s based in Tokyo, Japan has broken the Guinness world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.
Alan Fisher from Ireland cooked for an extraordinary 119 hours and 57 minutes at his restaurant in Japan. He broke two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles.
First of all, Alan claimed the longest cooking marathon by an individual after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes. That is more than 24 hours longer than the previous record held by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes.
Alan then claimed the longest baking marathon by an individual, with a time of 47 hours 21 minutes. The previous record holder was Wendy Sandner from the USA with a time of 31 hours 16 minutes.
What’s even more remarkable is that Mr. Fisher took on both attempts back to back, meaning he was at work in the kitchen for over 160 hours with just over a day of rest in between.
Speaking about the incredible support he received from the Japanese, Alan said;
“It got to the point where I definitely couldn’t give up. In my mind, I was representing myself, my family, and Irish food, and through these attempts, I was sharing our story.
“As time went by it became clear that many people in Matsue were also wishing me well. As if I had been adopted into this community over 9,000 km from my home. How could I not persevere? That was the only option.”
After nine days of baking and cooking, Alan had made 357 kg worth of soda bread and 590 kg worth of dishes (3,360 portions consisting of 32 recipes).
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