Gluten-Free Paraguayan Recipes
Every dish here is Paraguayan cooking that is naturally gluten-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle gluten-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
8 recipes
MbejúAsunción, Paraguay · easy · 25 minA chewy, crisp-edged starch-and-cheese griddle cake, gluten-free and pan-cooked to order, eaten with cocido at daybreak.
Mbejú Vori VoriAsunción, Paraguay · medium · 1 h 10 minA golden chicken broth thick with little cornmeal-and-cheese dumplings, Paraguay's warming everyday soup.
Dulce de MamónAsunción, Paraguay · easy · 5 h 30 minGreen papaya slow-cooked in clove-and-cinnamon syrup until translucent and jammy, a Paraguayan pantry sweet.
Bife Koygua (Paraguayan "Hidden" Steak with Eggs)Asunción, Paraguay · easy · 55 minThin beef steaks braised in one pan with onion, peppers, tomato, potatoes and oregano, then hidden under eggs cracked on top and steamed until just set, served with boiled mandioca.
Pira Caldo (Paraguayan River Fish Soup)Asunción, Paraguay · easy · 55 minA creamy Paraguayan soup of surubí river catfish simmered with a sofrito of onion, peppers, tomato, leek and celery, then enriched with milk and melted Paraguay cheese and finished with fresh coriander.
Sopa ParaguayaAsunción, Paraguay · easy · 1 h 5 minThe famous "soup you can slice": a rich cornbread of onions, cheese, and corn flour, born of a happy kitchen accident.
Chipa GuasúAsunción, Paraguay · easy · 1 h 10 minA soft, savoury Paraguayan casserole of fresh sweet corn, eggs and fresh cheese, baked until golden, the juicier cousin of sopa paraguaya.
Chipa (Paraguayan Cassava and Cheese Bread)Asunción, Paraguay · medium · 50 minSmall rings of cassava-starch dough rich with cheese, egg and lard and scented with anise, baked until golden and sold warm by street vendors all over Paraguay.
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