Vori vori

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Vori vori is a thick, yellowish soup with little balls made of corn flour and cheese. It is a traditional dish within Paraguayan cuisine. It is of Cario-Guarani origin. It has been recognized by TasteAtlas on three occasions, in 2023, 2024, and 2025, as the most prestigious soup worldwide. The name "vorí vorí" comes from the Guarani language. In Guarani, one way of specifying abundance is by the repetition of a word. Therefore, "vorí vorí" means many. The word "vorí", a deformation of the Spanish word "bolita" (meaning little ball). The word passed into Guarani as "borita", (as there is no phoneme L in Guarani) and finally shortened to "vorí". Thus, the literal meaning of vori vori is "plenty of little balls".

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