Eating guinea pigs...cute article and a recipe

[big brown horse]

http://moreintelligentlife.com/story/how-to-eat-a-guinea-pig

bon appetit!

 

[freemotion]

 

[Denim Deb]

I read some of the comments. I'm not surprised by some of them.

 

[Dirk Chesterfield]

I'd eat it and be thankful I had food that day.

I eat squirrels, bunnies and other cute fuzzy critters that appear anthropomorphised in story books.

No regrets.

 

[ORChick]

DH and I took a trip to Peru some years ago. It was lovely, and very interesting. As well as a week on a little boat on the Amazon we also spent another week up in the Cuzco/Machu Pichu area. Although we didn't eat any guinea pig we did have the opportunity to visit a native village, and see the inside of one of the houses. There was a curious noise coming from under the furniture: we were told it was the guinea pigs. They apparently had *free range* in the house. We were also told (which is somewhat contrary to what was stated in the article) that guinea pigs are mostly reserved for special feast day celebrations; that is, not a common meal, but a specialty - maybe like many of us think of turkey. We ate very well on our trip, but no guinea pig.
For interesting, and informative, and amusing comments on where our food comes from you might be interested in this:

http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2005/06/15/how-to-skin-a-rabbit/

 

[Cindlady2]

That was a cute story

Hey, people eat what's around them, always have. We've just gotten fickle with so many choices.

BTW... why did that guy split the rabbit hide in half?.... Maybe easier for a first timer, but if your taught to do it whole in the first place you get a better more usable hide. JMO

 

[Neko-chan]

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[Crooked Gate Farm]

I have eaten guinea pig. I have a friend that breeds show piggies. She gives us the culls. Generally I slow cook the meat and use it pulled. Tacos, bbq sandwiches, stews. It's pretty tasty and besides the time it takes to process and debone them it's a free meal.

 

[hoosier]

Our nephew is just finishing his third year in Peru. One of his assignments was to help build enclosures for guinea pigs, which is a major source of food for those in that area. He says they basically just cut them in half and cook them. He noted that they are full of bones.

 

[Sunny]

When I was searching the internet for rabbiterys close to my area. I came across one that sold guiniea pigs also. There was also a blog type, about me type of thing. And it sayed that they raised rabbits, guinea pigs, and quail. For their eatting and to feed their pet dogs a raw diet..