Mercado 4 · Meat-Filled Corn Turnover
Chipa So'o
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Unlike the ring-shaped chipa sold nationwide, this version encases the same cornmeal-and-cheese dough around a seasoned beef filling, making it closer to a savory pie than a bread.
A corn and cheese dough is filled with seasoned ground beef and onion, then baked until the crust firms up around the filling. Vendors at Asunción's sprawling Mercado 4 sell it hot, wrapped in paper for eating on the move.
Why it's made this way: Chipa so'o is eaten across Paraguay, and busy markets such as Asunción's sprawling Mercado 4 are where its meat-filled version is easiest to find alongside the plain chipa sold everywhere.
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