Would You Like Fries With Your Guinea Pig?

Before...

I couldn't go to Cuzco and NOT try cuy, a traditional Andean dish, or, what we'd call GUINEA PIG! I had already tried alpaca steaks (it broke my heart a little to eat that- have you seen how freaking cute they are?!) but I couldn't leave without trying cuy too. When in Rome, right?! My Dad and I worked up our courage and ordered it from a decent restaurant in the plaza de armas. We were a little shocked and slightly disturbed when it was served to us in full form, with the teeth still firmly attached!





After


I have an aversion to eating meat as it is, but when it looks like what it is, it's even freakier! Once we took our pictures, the server returned to slice it up for us. It tasted kind of like chicken but there was barely any meat on it. It was probably equivalent to two tiny chicken wings. We were still starved afterwards and had to eat another dinner. Nonetheless, I can say I went to the Andes and tried cuy! But don't worry, your guinea pigs are safe around me. I think I'm done eating rodents for a little while!