Yerba Mate Tea Leaves
High-quality mate tea brands like Pajarito are popular souvenirs.
Category: Ingredient
Specialties in Paraguay
Learn about local specialties and celebrated products of this country
Local specialties
Ñandutí
Colorful lace embroidery modeled after spider webs, used for decorations and tablecloths.
Category: Handicraft
Cachaça (Caño)
Sugarcane distilled spirit. Domestic brands are slightly sweet and ideal for cocktails.
Category: Beverage
Chaco Pilcomayo Honey
Rich organic honey harvested from wild flowers in the dry Chaco.
Category: Food
Mennonite Cheese
A semi-hard, rich natural cheese made by German immigrants.
Category: Food
Leather Tereré Case
A genuine leather holder for tereré sets, with name engraving services popular.
Category: Handicraft
Poncho Paraguayo
A traditional poncho in blue with white stripes, also famous as dancer attire.
Category: Handicraft
Stevia Sweetener
Natural stevia sweetener in powder or liquid form, locally called "Kaá Heê."
Category: Food
Itapúa Wooden Mate Cup
A hand-carved gourd container with a silver bombilla included.
Category: Handicraft
Tatakua Pottery
Traditional indigenous oven-shaped pottery, popular as decorations or mini planters.
Category: Handicraft