Let’s see, where are we at with this whole quarantine thing? It’s been extended, yet again, now until October 25th. That’s over seven months now! I’d expect they’ll do it again for yet another 2-3 weeks when we get there. But some stuff is opening up more. Many restaurants now have outdoor tables, either on… Read More Bite Marks #82
Continuing our exploration of the different types of chipas, we move on today, to the chipa guazú, or “big bread” in the indigenous Guarani language. This one feels less like a bread to me, simply because there’s no actual flour of any sort in it. On the other hand, as I talked about in my first post… Read More Qasa SaltShaker – The Big Chipa
“All my greasy meat dreams have come true. That’s good.” Anthony Bourdain, Off the Cuff: Paraguay My recent foray into the world of chipas has put Paraguay on my front burner. So when our next door neighbor, with whom we’ve been sharing meals once or twice a week during the pandemic, showed up at my… Read More Braised Qow
As I promised a couple of weeks ago, I’ll gradually start posting some of the other Chipa version recipes. This one is the original one I learned. I don’t know that this type has any special name of a particular type of chipa, it’s just sort of what seems to be the “classic”, albeit it’s probably a… Read More Qasa SaltShaker – Chipa “Classic”
Flash News: An announcement from our minister of tourism that domestic and international flights will resume somewhere in the middle of this month, probably between October 12th and 15th. With limitations, but those haven’t been announced. Still, a step in the re-opening our borders to the world direction! Okay, not THAT Pumpkin Spice…. My inspiration… Read More PumpQin Spice Shrimp