Tatakua Explained

A tatakua (Guarani: tatakua; Spanish: tatacuá) is a traditional Paraguayan rustic oven, made of mud and brick, whose construction is specially designed for the preparation of typical food such as chipa, Paraguayan soup, chipa guasu, etc.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Background

The word tatakua comes from the Guarani word "tatakua", literally, "fire hole" - from the nouns tata, "fire" and kua, "hole".^{[7] [8] [9]} Originally, the Guarani people used the nests of a certain kind of ant (takuru), which used its excrement mixed with soil and saliva, resulting in solid and resistant nests, which could reach up to two and a half meters in height.^{[10] [11] [12]}

In Paraguay, it is traditionally used in Easter celebrations, where it is generally used for cooking chipa.^{[13] [14]} Currently, it is possible to acquire it prefabricated and in several varieties and sizes.^{[15] [16] [17]}

References

1. Book: Crump, William D. . Encyclopedia of Easter Celebrations Worldwide . 2021-02-22 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-8054-5 . 191 . en.
2. Web site: ASALE . 2023-10-13 . Tatacuá . 2023-10-18 . «Diccionario de americanismos» . es.
3. Web site: Los secretos del tatakua - ABC Revista - ABC Color . 2023-10-18 . www.abc.com.py . es.
4. Web site: 2018-12-10 . Semejanzas del horno del antiguo Egipto y el Tatakua Paraguayo . 2023-10-18 . Egipto . es-ES.
5. Book: Las Mujeres Productoras de Alimentos en Paraguay Tecnologia Y Comercializacion . IICA Biblioteca Venezuela . 35 . es.
6. Book: Lamé (pseud.), Machú . Ñane rembi'ú: alimentación folklórica paraguaya . 1960 . Casa Editorial Toledo . 28 . es.
7. Book: Núñez, Carlos Ruiz Díaz . Incognitas sobre el origen de la lengua de los guaraníes . 1990 . Impr. Salesiana . 48 . es.
8. Book: Peralta, Anselmo Jover . El guaraní en la geografía de América . 1950 . Ediciones Tüpa . es.
9. Book: Sáenz, Félix Álvarez . Franciscano rape: viaje a la utopía franciscana en las selvas del Paraguay . 2006 . Arandurã Editorial . 24 . es.
10. Book: Id identidades en tránsito 2002 Paraguay: textos sobre cuestiones de la cultura y el arte contemporáneos . 2002 . Centro Cultural Citybank . 48 . es.
11. Book: Storni, Julio Juan de Mata Santiago . Hortus guaranensis: toponimias, alimentos, elementos, instituciones . 1939 . M. Violetto . es.
12. Web site: Tacurú . October 18, 2023 . RAE.
13. Book: Crump, William D. . Encyclopedia of Easter Celebrations Worldwide . 2021-02-22 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-8054-5 . 191 . en.
14. Book: Albala, Ken . Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia [4 volumes]

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    . 2011-05-25 . Bloomsbury Publishing USA . 978-0-313-37627-6 . 257 . en.
15. Web site: El "tatakua moderno", en auge - Nacionales - ABC Color . 2023-10-18 . www.abc.com.py . es.
16. Web site: 2021-04-04 . Tatakua cuadrado es la nueva atracción en el Guairá . 2023-10-18 . Última Hora . es.
17. Web site: 2017-04-08 . La moda de Semana Santa: tatakua "fifí" . 2023-10-18 . Crónica . es.