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Sopa Paraguaya

Paraguay

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 thickened by accident.

What it is

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 thickened by accident. Ingredients: corn flour, Paraguay cheese (queso Paraguay), milk, eggs, onions, oil, salt. Recipe: 1) Whisk a batter of corn flour, milk and eggs. 2) Fold in crumbled cheese and onions fried soft. 3) Bake until golden and set. 4) Serve warm, sliced, with asado or tereré company. Serve: at asados and celebrations everywhere. Flavor: corny, cheesy, rich. History: sopa paraguaya is Guaraní-Spanish mestizaje; the Don Carlos Antonio López legend (a cook over-thickened his soup; the president approved) is its charter myth. See also: Chipa, Mbejú.

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