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Chipa
Paraguay
Sold from baskets by women on buses and at bus stations throughout Paraguay. The smell of freshly baked chipa is the smell of travel in Paraguay.
Paraguayan cheese bread rings — baked rings of cassava flour and cheese with a chewy, almost sticky texture. The most ubiquitous food in Paraguay.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
20 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
485 kcal
Serves
12
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
500gcassava flour or tapioca starch
200gfresh white cheese or feta, crumbled
3eggs
100gbutter, softened
100mlmilk
1 tspanise seeds
1 tspsalt
Method
1
Mix all ingredients to a firm dough. If too dry, add milk.
2
Shape into rings or small ovals. Bake at 200°C for 18-20 minutes until just golden.
3
Eat warm — best within an hour of baking.
Chef's Tip
The cassava flour creates the distinctive chewy, slightly elastic texture — wheat flour cannot substitute.
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