The chipá is Argentine, according to Unesco and exploded in Paraguay

An international controversy was opened on the origin of the chipá and the fault was neither more nor less than the Unesco.

"Chip, chip … Chipá !!! Wait, you do not know what's a chipá? Let us introduce you to this delicious #Yaboti #BiosphereReserve in #Argentina cheese bread!", In 23 words from a tweet that he managed to open an old injury with Paraguay, reviving a debate on the origin of this delight.

In social networks began to complain of such a sentence, users said that the food is Paraguayan and that even Google thinks like them.

"The chipá is an ideal accompaniment for coffee or any other breakfast dish.It is made from cbadava starch, a typical ingredient of the Yaboti Biosphere Reserve in Argentina.The cbadava flour is very Versatile for the preparation of several regional dishes, including this bread and cheese, the best part of the chip is that it is not only delicious, but also gluten-free, "said the UNESCO account in English.

The complaints

For example, the singer Lizza Bogado, who plays folklore, said: "If we read it on Google, it indicates that it is DE PARAGUAY !!! and northern Argentina". and for that reason, such an error, to correct it and to please. "

Another protest concerned the lawyer Carlos Espínola, another reader who did not agree with the Unesco: "In 2018, the chipá and other typical dishes are from Paraguayan gastronomic heritage Its protection has been established as traditional knowledge by the National Directorate of Intellectual Property National interest the list of gastronomic gastronomic heritage of Paraguay ".

At the institutional level

The National Secretariat of Tourism (SENATUR) of Paraguay replied to UNESCO: "We affirm and confirm that the chipá is an icon of the national gastronomy and has been the favorite food of all Paraguayans ever since. 400 years and commemorates his day every second Friday of the month of August. "

Another debate

In the Unesco post, another question was opened on social networks: is it Chipa or Chipa?