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Paraguay Culture Roman Catholicism is officially the country's religion, but the influence of the church is less pronounced than in many other Latin American countries. Other religious groups include fundamentalist Mennonites and the controversial New Tribes Mission, an evangelical group which operated with the collusion of Stroessner's dictatorship. Meat dishes as well as tropical and subtropical foodstuffs play an important role in the Paraguayan diet. Grains, particularly maize, and manioc (cassava) are incorporated into almost all meals. Try tucking into locro , a maize stew, mazamorra , corn mush, , a hot maize pudding with meat chunks, and sooyo sopy , a thick soup made of ground meat and served with rice or noodles. Desserts include , a delicious mix of corn, milk and molasses. Tea or mate is consumed in vast quantities while mosto (sugar-cane juice) and (cane alcohol) are also frequently imbibed. | |
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