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Bandera de Paraguay

/SO-pa pa-ra-GWA-ya/

A traditional Paraguayan cornbread with cheese and onion — which, despite the name, is not a soup or liquid at all. The sacred side dish of the Paraguayan asado. A classic culinary paradox.

Example

"Without sopa paraguaya it's not a real asado at our house."

"My grandmother's sopa paraguaya is the best in the world."

Regional synonyms:

Persona extremadamente tacaña, nivel superior de 'codo'. En México el 'codo de pollo' es tan tacaño que reutiliza hasta lo desechable y jamás invita nada.