The best fondue in Brazil has cachaça in the recipe

The second edition of the Best Fondue Contest in Brazil had six participants: Rafael Marques, Luiz Fernando Coutinho, Raquel Chap Chap, Malu Mello, Dudu Prado and Camila Almeida. They were assessed by eight experienced judges: Chef Lino, Clara Gaehwiler, Danni Symon, Fred Sabag, Marcos Nogueira, Rosa Moraes, Rosana Radecki and Dominique Bouchait.

The results of the contest were announced on the evening of April 12, at an event at the Palácio dos Bandeirantes, awarding Chef Malu Mello as the winner of the contest.

In the recipe, the chef sought to valorize her origins by using products from small producers and valuing her land with Magnifica cachaça.

Malu has won a ticket to Switzerland, where she will represent Brazil at the Swiss Fondue World Cup in 2025.

This is the first time that the Best Fondue Contest in Brazil has been held during the Brazilian Cheese World Cup and this year it will take place in the same space as the producers' fair outside the B32 Theater in Faria Lima, São Paulo.