Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Paraguay

Ask what Paraguay eats and the answer starts with this: guaraní-Spanish cuisine built on corn, cassava and cheese: solid ‘soups’, chipa breads and ice-cold tereré. Look for Sopa paraguaya (cheese-and-onion cornbread cake; the famous ‘soup’ that is solid), Chipa (ring-shaped cheese bread of cassava starch and anise; Holy Week staple) and Tereré (ice-cold yerba mate with medicinal herbs, shared from a guampa). A cornbread despite the name; Paraguayan lore credits a cook of President Carlos Antonio Lopez who thickened a corn soup by mistake. This atlas has 35 Paraguay dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

35 dishes.

Arró quesúArró quesúRice cooked with milk, cheese and onion, served as a hot sideBatiburrilloBatiburrilloStew of beef and lamb offal – liver, kidney and heart – with onionBife koyguaBife koyguaBeef smothered with onions, tomato and fried eggButifarra paraguayaButifarra paraguayaCoarse pork and beef sausage, boiled then grilled, sold at marketsCaña con rudaCaña con rudaCane spirit steeped with rue, drunk in one shot on August firstCaña paraguayaCaña paraguayaSugarcane spirit drunk neat or with lemon, Paraguay's national liquorChicharõ trenzadoChicharõ trenzadoBraided strips of pork belly fried crisp and saltedChipaChipaRing-shaped cheese bread of cassava starch and anise; Holy Week stapleChipa guazúChipa guazúFresh-corn and cheese casserole, classic asado companionChipa piruChipa piruThin crunchy sticks of cassava-starch and cheese doughChipa so’oChipa so’oCorn cake stuffed with seasoned minced beef and eggClericóClericóWhite wine punch with chopped fruit, served cold at ChristmasDulce de mamónDulce de mamónPapaya candied in caramel syrup, served with Paraguay cheeseJoparaJoparaStew of maize and beans eaten on the first of OctoberKa’i ladrilloKa’i ladrilloPeanut and molasses sweet set hard in brick-like blocksKaburéKaburéCassava and cheese dough wrapped on a stick and roasted over coalsKaguyjyKaguyjySweet maize porridge with milk or molasses, eaten warmKamby arroKamby arroRice slowly boiled in sweetened milk and served coldKiveveKiveveCreamy pumpkin-cornmeal puree with cheese, sweet-savoryLomito árabeLomito árabeGrilled beef, onion and salad rolled in flatbread with saucesMandi’o chyryryMandi’o chyryryBoiled cassava fried with egg, onion and cheeseMate cocidoMate cocidoToasted yerba mate brewed hot with sugar, drunk with milk at breakfastMbaipy he’ẽMbaipy he’ẽWarm cornmeal pudding cooked with milk and sugarcane honeyMbejuMbejuGriddled starch-and-cheese flatcake, crumbly winter treatMostoMostoFresh-pressed sugarcane juice served ice cold from street cartsPastel mandi’oPastel mandi’oFried cassava-dough empanada filled with beef so'oPayagua mascadaPayagua mascadaFried patty of cassava and minced beef, sold from market stallsPira caldoPira caldoRich river-fish soup thickened with cheese, milk and tomatoPucheroPucheroBeef, vegetables and chickpea boil, broth served firstQueso ParaguayQueso ParaguayFresh salty cow's cheese that melts into chipa and sopa paraguayaSo’o josopySo’o josopyThick soup of pounded beef with rice or noodles and onionSopa paraguayaSopa paraguayaCheese-and-onion cornbread cake; the famous 'soup' that is solidSoyoSoyoComforting soup of pounded beef, tomato and riceTereréTereréIce-cold yerba mate with medicinal herbs, shared from a guampaVori voriVori voriChicken broth with corn-and-cheese dumpling balls

  • Vori vori

    Chicken broth with corn-and-cheese dumpling balls. Ready in 25 min prep and 1 hr 15 min cooking. 6 servings. A…

  • Arró quesú

    Rice cooked with milk, cheese and onion, served as a hot side. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 35 minutes…

  • Batiburrillo

    Stew of beef and lamb offal – liver, kidney and heart – with onion. Ready in 40 minutes prep and…

  • Bife koygua

    Beef smothered with onions, tomato and fried egg. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 4. A…

  • Butifarra paraguaya

    Coarse pork and beef sausage, boiled then grilled, sold at markets. Ready in 45 min prep and 50 min cooking.…

  • Caña paraguaya

    Sugarcane spirit drunk neat or with lemon, Paraguay’s national liquor. A wine & spirit recipe from Paraguay.

  • Chicharõ trenzado

    Braided strips of pork belly fried crisp and salted. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…

  • Chipa so’o

    Corn cake stuffed with seasoned minced beef and egg. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min cooking. 16 chipas.…

  • Chipa guazú

    Fresh-corn and cheese casserole, classic asado companion. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking. Serves 8. A salad…

  • Chipa piru

    Thin crunchy sticks of cassava-starch and cheese dough. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. About 40 sticks.…