The best traditional Paraguayan foods
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Vori vori · Sopa paraguaya · Chipa. (Updated Oct 2, 2026.)
Paraguayan tembi'u, born from Guaraní and Spanish mixing, with lots of cassava and corn: the dishes every Paraguayan defends, according to Asukeai, Comidas Paraguayas and TasteAtlas ratings.
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Top 10
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Vori vori
Hen soup with cornmeal and cheese dumplings; the best-rated Paraguayan dish (4.8).
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Sopa paraguaya
A solid 'soup': cornbread with cheese, onion and milk, a national icon.
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Chipa
Cassava starch, hard cheese and anise rolls sold on roads and buses.
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Mbeju
Pan-cooked cassava starch and cheese cake.
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Chipa guasu
Fresh corn, cheese and egg bake, the side for asado.
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Pastel mandi'o
Cassava-dough empanada filled with meat, 4.4 on TasteAtlas.
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So'o yosopy (soyo)
Thick minced-beef soup with rice or noodles.
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Paraguayan asado
Ribs, chorizo and blood sausage grilled with cassava.
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9
Bife koygua
Steak 'hidden' under onions and a fried egg.
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Kiveve
Sweet pumpkin purée with cheese.
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Boiled cassava
The companion to every meal, like bread.
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Tereré
Yerba mate with iced water and herbs, UNESCO intangible heritage since 2020.
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Chipa so'o
Chipa stuffed with ground meat, typical of Paraguayan gastronomy.
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Lampred
Fried cassava flour and meat tortilla, very popular in Paraguay.
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Comments (2)
La sopa paraguaya es la única sopa sólida del mundo jaja, buenísima.
Faltan el chipa so'o y el lampreado.