MasterChef Celebridades Episode 2: Tomato Challenge, Insect Eating Task, and Leonardo Miggiorin's Elimination
MasterChef Celebridades 2025's second episode featured a tomato-centric challenge, an insect eating task offering advantages, and the elimination of Leonardo Miggiorin after a tough bar food round.
- • Second episode aired November 25, 2025, with tomato-themed cooking challenge.
- • Henrique Fogaça introduced an insect eating challenge offering advantages.
- • Valesca Popozuda notably ate a fried cockroach.
- • Leonardo Miggiorin eliminated after a dry spinach ball dish at elimination round.
- • Gilmelândia praised for tapioca dumplings with chili jelly.
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The second episode of MasterChef Celebridades 2025 aired on November 25, showcasing a mix of culinary creativity and daring challenges. Celebrities were divided into pairs and one trio to prepare appetizers and main dishes featuring tomatoes as the central ingredient, impressing the judges Helena Rizzo, Erick Jacquin, and Henrique Fogaça. Contestants Maurren Maggi and Rachel Sheherazade stood out with a Bloody Mary-inspired menu, while Valesca Popozuda and Julianne Trevisol also excelled.
A striking moment arose when Fogaça offered advantages to contestants who dared to eat fried insects, including crickets, larvae, and cockroaches. Participants John Drops, Luciano Szafir, Tiago Piquilo, Dodô, and Leonardo Miggiorin accepted the challenge, but Valesca Popozuda made headlines by descending from the mezzanine solely to taste a fried cockroach, creating a memorable and humorous moment.
In the elimination round, the task was to prepare bar food accompanied by a sauce. Gilmelândia earned praise for her tapioca dumplings with chili jelly, while Leonardo Miggiorin faltered with dry, salty, and bitter spinach balls, resulting in his elimination. He accepted the outcome gracefully, expressing gratitude for the opportunity and remaining hopeful for a potential return.
With Leonardo's departure, ten celebrities remain in the competition, continuing the pursuit of the MasterChef Celebridades prize amid intense and sometimes bizarre culinary testing.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.