Nigerian food blogger, Hilda Baci, has sparked controversy on social media after posting a video of herself eating freshly cooked dog meat.
It is worth recalling that Hilda Baci rose to popularity after cooking 100 hours continuously to break the record for the longest cooking time by a person.
The chef, who hails from Akwa-Ibom State, is currently trending on the microblogging platform, Twitter, over a recent video of herself and popular influencer, Enioluwa, showcasing various delicacies from her state, including dog meat.
In the video, Enioluwa first expressed his dislike for the taste of dog meat, but Hilda tried to convince him to eat it and even tried to force-feed him.
The short clip sparked mixed reactions on social media, with many expressing their anger with the celebrity chef for promoting the consumption of dog meat. They also advised her to remove the video because it might negatively impact her brand.
Read some comments below,
@UncleCCA wrote, “Hilda Baci need to be very carefully. The dog meat video is a bad taste for her brand internationally.
There things she needs to avoid.
Dog is not seen as animals to kill and eat. It is a very sensitive video and it’s in her best interest to take it down.”
However, some people defended Hilda, arguing that she did nothing wrong since dog meat is her local cuisine.
@real_me_abdul wrote, “If Hilda should gets demarketed because she eats dog, let it be so
Oyinbo People eat cow, abi cow gets different life ni?
Why changing our originality because we are looking for approval from people who created and living by their own rules? Hilda is a Nigerian, let her be.”
@iamunwanaudoh wrote, “Hilda bassey comes from a place where dogs are eaten. She’s not breaking any law. Her religion has no problem with that. The best thing you can do is to mind your business and leave us to eat our dogs in peace.”
Watch the video she shared below,
