What to Eat at the Triple Frontier: flavors of three countries

Direct answer: At the Triple Frontier, try Arab and gaucho cuisine in Foz do Iguaçu (esfiha, kibbeh, barbecue), the Guarani flavors of Paraguay (chipa, Paraguayan soup, tereré), and Argentine parrilla with dulce de leche. You can experience the three countries in one day: breakfast in Brazil, lunch in Argentina and dinner in Paraguay.

Eating at the border is traveling through the three nations without rush. What to try on each side:

Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) - Arab and gaucho table:

• Arab food: Foz has one of the largest Arab communities in the country. Esfiha, kibbeh, hummus, shawarma and sweets like baklava are easy to find downtown.
• Barbecue and Southern cuisine, a legacy of gaucho colonization.

Ciudad del Este, Paraguay - Guarani flavors:

• Chipa: the cheese-and-tapioca roll sold everywhere
• Paraguayan soup: despite the name, a savory corn-flour cake with cheese and onion
• Tereré: iced yerba mate, a national institution in the heat
• Cassava (mandi'o) in everything

Puerto Iguazú, Argentina - parrilla and dulce de leche:

• Parrilla: Argentine barbecue, with bife de chorizo and provoleta
• Empanadas baked, filled with beef, chicken or cheese
• Alfajor and everything with dulce de leche
• A good Malbec to accompany

Tri-national tip: you can have breakfast in Brazil, a parrilla lunch in Argentina and a chipa dinner in Paraguay, all in the same day, using the right crossings.

Source: Marco Três editorial · verified June 2026