The cuisine of Paraguay is similar to the cuisines in Uruguay and the Falkland Islands.[1] Meats, vegetables, manioc,[2] maize[2] and fruits are common in Paraguayan cuisine.[1] Barbecuing is both a cooking technique and often a social event, and are known as Asados. Many dishes are based on corn, milk, cheese and meats, and fish caught in rivers are also eaten.[3] There are about 70 varieties of chipas (cakes) in Paraguay. Most chipas are made from manioc flour, which is derived from cassava, and cornmeal.[4]
[edit] Common foods and dishes
- Beef
- Bori-bori is a chicken soup served with cornmeal dumplings.[1]
- Chipa is a bread made with manioc, egg and cheese.[1]
- Chipa Guasú is a cake made with corn grains, and is an original and common food of Paraguay. It's often served at asados.
- Chipa so'o is another cake variety.
- Cured meats, smoked ham
- Groundnuts
- A traditional kiveve is made using pumpkin or "andai", water, salt, oil, onion (chopped very small), milk, sugar, corn flour and fresh cheese.
- Lampreado, a fried cake made from manioc flour.
- Mazamorroa is a cooked corn mush dish.[1]
- Mbaipy-so-ó is a corn pudding with meat.[1]
- Mbejú is a starch cake and staple food of the Paraguayan diet.
- Milanesa, a breaded meat filet, fried, baked or sauteed.
- Paraguay cheese
- Parrillada is a dish meat cooked over coals.[1]
- Pira caldo is a fish soup that is part of the traditional cuisine.
- Pork
- Sopa paraguaya is a traditional Paraguayan dish. Literally meaning "Paraguayan soup," sopa paraguaya is similar to corn bread. Corn flour, pig fat (lard), cheese and milk or whey are common ingredients. It's a spongy cake rich in calories and protein content.
- Soyo is a thick soup of meat crushed in a mortar, seasoned with several spices and vegetables.
[edit] Desserts
- Kosereva is a common "barreled" candy native to Paraguay, with the hardened skin of the sour orange ("apepú", in Guarani language), cooked in black molasses, resulting in a bittersweet and acid taste and having a high protein content.
- Mbaipy-he-é is a dessert dish made with milk, molasses and corn.[1]
[edit] Beverages
Terere is a national drink of Paraguay.[1] Fruit juices and soft drinks are common, and beer and wine are also available.[1] Caña is an alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane juice, and mosto is a non-alcholic variety.[1]
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