What kind of dish is Paraguay's national dish 'sopa paraguaya'?

Literally meaning "Paraguayan soup", sopa Paragauya is not a soup at all but a cheesy corn bread. Corn flour, cheese and milk or whey are common ingredients. It is a spongy cake rich in caloric and protein content.

According to the Paraguayan folklorist Margarita Miró Ibars, sopa paraguaya is "the product of Guaraní-Spanish syncretism. The Guaraníes (indigenous peoples of Paraguay) used to consume doughy food made of corn or manioc flour, wrapped in güembe or banana leaves and cooked between hot ashes. The Spanish introduced cheese, eggs and milk, which were added to the food made by the Guaraníes..."