Armchair Traveling - Cuy (Guinea Pigs) in Peru

            Today's edition of "Armchair Traveling During the Coronavirus Lockdown" takes me back to our trip to Peru. We visited several homes in the small town of Ollantaytambo, and in each one of them there were guinea pigs scurrying around on the floor. They aren't pets; they're actually raised as a food crop. 

The domestic guinea pig plays an important role in folk culture for many indigenous Andean peoples, especially as a food source. It is also used in folk medicine and in community religious ceremonies. The animals are used for meat and are a culinary staple in the Andes Mountains, where they are known as cuy.

The scent in the stone-floored room covered with cuy and their droppings was rather "aromatic". We were served roasted cuy on a platter at a home-hosted lunch, and I tried a tiny bit just to be respectful to our hosts. It had a texture like chicken, but a very odd flavor - I didn't request second helpings !

Taken in: Peru / Cusco / Ollantaytambo / Ollantaytambo (show map)

Taken on: April 10, 2013

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