Looks good enough to eat
Posted on 12/16/2008 12:42:39 PM PST by JoeProBono
LIMA, Peru: Turkey too pricey for your holiday feast? Has your ham budget hit hard times? How about some nice roast guinea pig for Christmas dinner?
The rodent is being touted as the other white meat by officials in Peru.
Called "cuy" in Peru, guinea pig is important in Andean folklore. A painting of the Last Supper hanging in a Peruvian cathedral shows Christ and the 12 disciples feasting on guinea pig.
NOT much meat on a Guinea pig. Not enough for one person.
In Mexico guinea pigs are called “cuyo” and they are very tasty. I have never eaten one with the head or feet still attached, but I don’t like to eat fish with the head attached, either.
“To each his own,” said the man, kissing a cow.
Isn’t guinea pig supposed to put lead-in-your-pencil, or am I thinking of something else. Just thinking.
They take guinea pig raising as seriously in Peru as turkey raising is taken here. Peru has a very poor population and this is a staple in their diet. I think it’s great that they are taking an active interest in feeding their population rather than waiting for handouts from the UN like so many other poor countries.
>Will it bring us good luck for New Year’s?<
Only when you serve it with black-eyed peas.
My daughters raised just about every type of animal they could for FFA & 4H. As we sat down to dinner one night the younger daughter said she didn’t want to know its name but just what kind of meat it was.
That is the most disturbing story ever! I quite enjoyed it, thanks.
Not substantially different from eating rabbit.
> A painting of the Last Supper hanging in a Peruvian cathedral shows Christ and the 12 disciples feasting on guinea pig.
Thanks, nice find. I’m glad there isn’t a picture of the Last Supper showing Christ and the Disciples eating live monkey brain with chopsticks. At least, I don’t *think* there is...
In or out of context ... that is one v-e-r-y funny image!
I think I will go into retirement now. T-O-O funny!
I’ve had pigeon many times. It is one of my favorite dishes when I travel to China. I have even cooked it at home. I have to admit, I have little trouble eating most things. When I travel I kind of go with the flow.
Looks good enough to eat
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