Paraguay: breads, grains & baking
Community source noteIn the binnacles (of travelers like the German Ulrich Schmidl) and in the historical registry of the Vicereine age, it appears in various paragraphs that the Carios-Guaranís (a tribe that inhabited the zone of Asunción) prepared cakes and breads based on cassava, corn and sweet corn mixed with animal grease, known as "mbuyapé" (bread in Guaraní).
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From Paraguay
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AI topic illustration ChipapastryA dough preparation; the source names chipa so’o among local cakes.
View guide & history →AI topic illustration MbejúpastryA starch cake.
View guide & history →AI topic illustration TortillabreadA flatbread served with meals; local versions differ.
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From the country reference
In the binnacles (of travelers like the German Ulrich Schmidl) and in the historical registry of the Vicereine age, it appears in various paragraphs that the Carios-Guaranís (a tribe that inhabited the zone of Asunción) prepared cakes and breads based on cassava, corn and sweet corn mixed with animal grease, known as "mbuyapé" (bread in Guaraní).
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- Paraguayan cuisine — source revision ↗Wikipedia contributors · accessed 2026-09-09
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