Cuy

One of the things that people who have been to Peru always get asked is, did you eat guinea pig? Generally speaking, this sparks a long conversation about whether or not the participants would or would not eat a variety of animals, quickly moving from the few who have had snails to sogas or horses, before invariably ending with someone saying “You know, in China they cut the top off a live monkeys head and you eat its brains”.

Well, for reference I have not had guinea pig in Peru - I got it in Ecuador. Here is a picture of me lording over my victim.

But what does it taste like? Guinea pig, you cretin. It is very fatty, and has tiny amounts of furry crackling, and is kind of a cross between rabbit and pig I suppose, but kind of not. L dared Mummy to eat an ear. I do not know why she ever thought she would win that bet.

Loja, Ecuador - Greg