page_title: Mbeju
hierarchical_section_title: Mbeju
caption_attribution_description: Mbejú Paraguay
context_page_description: Mbeju or beiju is a starch cake sometimes made with fariña or manioc flour.
  The mbeju is a staple typical of Paraguay and the Northeast of Argentina. The recipe has existed since the 18th century and its origins lie with the indigenous Guaraní people that lived in the Guaraní-Jesuit Missions.
context_section_description: Mbeju or beiju is a starch cake sometimes made with fariña or manioc flour.
  The mbeju is a staple typical of Paraguay and the Northeast of Argentina. The recipe has existed since the 18th century and its origins lie with the indigenous Guaraní people that lived in the Guaraní-Jesuit Missions.
caption: Mbeju.
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