chipa almidón

Paraguay · Latin America

Short description: This chewy cheese bread uses cassava starch instead of wheat flour, giving it a dense springy bite.
Ingredients: Cassava starch dough mixed with cheese, egg, milk, butter or lard, anise seed, and salt, then baked.
Cultural note: It is associated with breakfast, travel snacks, Holy Week baking, and roadside vendors, with shapes varying by maker.
Common misconception: It is not a wheat roll; cassava starch gives the bread its distinctive chew.

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