Our daily gastro trip around the world

🇳🇬 Nigerian chef Hilda Effiong Bassey set a new world record after cooking for 100 straight hours. The 27-year-old chef, known on social media as Hilda Baci, started cooking last Thursday and spent the next four-plus days making a combined 55 Nigerian recipes, from jollof rice to bean flour akara. Bassey said her efforts were aimed at showcasing how hard-working Nigerian women are, as well as shining a spotlight on the local cuisine.

🌎 There’s a 98% chance at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record. That’s according to a World Meteorological Organization report published yesterday, which also found there’s a 66% chance Earth will breach the 1.5°C warming threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement for the first time ever by 2027. Overall, the five-year period between 2023 and 2027 is projected to be the warmest such span since instrument records began in the mid-19th century.

🇨🇳 One of China’s leading comedy show companies was fined $2.1 million for a joke told by one of its comedians. In his routine this past weekend, comedian Li Haoshi, known by the stage name House, said the way his two adopted stray dogs behaved while chasing a squirrel reminded him of a military slogan from President Xi Jinping: “Fight well, win the battle.” The joke, which drew laughter from the live audience, was later shared online and received criticism from military officials, leading to a fine along with the suspension of Li’s job status and social media account.