World's top chefs forced to rethink menus due to El Nino and climate change

Brazilian chef Alex Atala prepares a dish for diners at a restaurant at the Xcaret resort in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on September 20, 2026. — Photo: Elizabeth Ruiz/ AFP

A record-breaking El Nino will likely force the world's top chefs to rethink their menus ahead of droughts, floods and heatwaves upending global food systems.

Ants are disappearing from the table in Brazil, one Danish chef is opting for cocoa-free chocolate and Japan is serving up warm-water fish, culinary stars disclosed at the Apapaxoa gastronomic festival on Mexico's Caribbean coast.

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2026年9月20日，在墨西哥金塔纳罗奥州普拉亚德尔卡门市的Xcaret度假村餐厅，巴西厨师亚历克斯·阿塔拉正在为食客准备菜肴。——图片：伊丽莎白·鲁伊斯/法新社

破纪录的厄尔尼诺现象可能会迫使世界顶级厨师重新思考他们的菜单，因为干旱、洪水和热浪将颠覆全球粮食系统。

在墨西哥加勒比海沿岸的阿帕帕克索阿美食节上，烹饪界的明星们透露，巴西的餐桌上正在消失蚂蚁，一位丹麦厨师选择了不含可可的巧克力，而日本则供应温水鱼。

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