Chipa guasu

Chipa guasu is a baked preparation of fresh maize with onion, eggs and cheese. It can be cut into portions after cooking. It appears alongside chipa and sopa paraguaya among the dishes presented by Paraguay’s tourism authority at international food events. Its fresh-maize base gives it a different texture from cornmeal-based sopa paraguaya.^[1][2]

Ximena Sáenz blends maize kernels with eggs and cream, then mixes in softened onion and grated cheese. Cubes of Port Salut cheese are added to the mixture in a baking dish, and a little sugar is sprinkled over the surface. Her version also uses ground chilli. The mixture is baked and cut for serving; the cream, cheeses and seasoning describe this cook’s preparation.^[2]