What could be more mouth-watering than an extra-large road-killed rat staring balefully at you from your dinner plate?
Nah. If I visited Ecuador or Peru, I might consider it. But maybe that’s a reason not to go there…
If you’re really curious, I’m sure you have a pet shop nearby?
I’m sure it tastes just like squirrel
A fresco from a cathedral in Peru depicting The Last Supper with Cuy as the main dish:
High in protein, low in fat and cholesterol, flavor is somewhere between dark meat chicken and wild rabbit.
What’s not to like?
I know a guy who does quite a bit of charity work in Peru. According to him, it’s reserved for special events and guests. So if your are in some dirt poor mountain town and they present you with guinea pig, take it as a compliment and dig in.
Rich
PS Apparently it’s a favorite over at food network. Searching their recipes for “cuy” gave 19224 hits! http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/delegate.do?fnSearchString=cuy&fnSearchType=recipe
Cuy confit in Cuzco was killer. There was NO chance I was leaving Peru without eating it.
Did you kill a family pet in the name of science?