Paraguay
4 topics — topics in this category.
Sopa Paraguaya
The soup that is a cake: sopa paraguaya — a golden corn and cheese bread (despite the name, a solid) made with corn flour, milk, eggs and Paraguay cheese — the national dish born, legend says, from a president's soup thi…
Chipa
The cheese ring: chipa — small cheese breads of corn and cassava starch with queso Paraguay and anise, baked in tatakua clay ovens and sold everywhere (Holy Week makes tons of them). Ingredients: corn flour, cassava star…
Mbejú
The cassava pancake: mbejú — a crumbly, cheese-rich cassava starch and corn flour cake cooked in a hot pan until crisp at the edges — Guaraní comfort for rainy days with cocido quemado. Ingredients: cassava starch, corn…
Chipa Guazú and Asado
The chipa guazú and the asado: chipa guazú (a sweet-savory fresh-corn and cheese pudding, sopa's cousin) served beside Paraguay's asado a la estaca (meat on stakes around the fire) — the celebration pairing; tereré (cold…
World Cuisines
Talk now — free call