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Paraguay Recipes
Guaraní corn and cheese traditions, twice baked. Not sure what to eat in Paraguay? Start with So'o Yosopy, Chipa Guasú, Dulce de Mamón and Mbejú. Here are 6 authentic Paraguay recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
6 recipes
Sopa ParaguayaAsunción, Paraguay · easy · 65 minThe famous "soup you can slice": a rich cornbread of onions, cheese, and corn flour, born of a happy kitchen accident.
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.
Vori VoriAsunción, Paraguay · medium · 70 minA golden chicken broth thick with little cornmeal-and-cheese dumplings, Paraguay's warming everyday soup.
Dulce de MamónAsunción, Paraguay · easy · 110 minGreen papaya slow-cooked in clove-and-cinnamon syrup until translucent and jammy, a Paraguayan pantry sweet.
So'o YosopyAsunción, Paraguay · medium · 50 minA thick Guarani beef soup of finely ground meat and a little rice, stirred constantly into a smooth, savoury broth and served with cassava.
Chipa GuasúAsunción, Paraguay · easy · 70 minA soft, savoury Paraguayan casserole of fresh sweet corn, eggs and fresh cheese, baked until golden, the juicier cousin of sopa paraguaya.
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