Overkill53 · CC BY-SA 4.0Chipa so'o
chipa so'o (so'o = carne)
Starch chipa stuffed with ground beef and egg: a full meal you can hold in one hand.
What it is
Balls of cassava-starch dough about the size of a large cookie are hollowed with the thumb and filled with seasoned beef and chopped hard-boiled egg before baking. The result is a roughly seven-centimeter round, firm outside and juicy in the middle. It is heartier than plain chipa and works as a quick lunch on a road trip or a substantial afternoon snack.
Ingredients
History
The name says it all: so'o means “meat” in Guaraní. It belongs to the chipa family, some seventy varieties born from the meeting of Guaraní cassava starch and the meat fillings that arrived with cattle.
Did you know…?
Not to be confused with sopa so'o (filled sopa paraguaya) or so'o josopy, which is a beef soup.
When
Afternoon snack or lunch on the go, year-round.
Where
Chiperías in Coronel Bogado and along Route PY02; bakeries and copetines.
Researched and reviewed in September 2026 with 1 sources. A second reviewer checked dates, coordinates and lodging. Hours and prices may change.