A friend from China said this to me one time: "We eat anything with four feet and have its back facing the sky". That being said, I guess anything is possible and edible. Guinea pigs? There are so many delicious other dishes I could have without these beautiful creatures; bamboo shoots with okra and coconut milk, portabella mushroom sauce in spaghetti, heart of artichoke with avocado sandwich... heck I'm not even vegetarian. (This is coming from a guy who recently posted his top 5 favorite burger joints in the neighborhood.) :•) There's really no point to this comment, come to think of it!
I just had a most delicious lamb burger for lunch in Tinderbox yesterday. Goats and pigs, lamb and most fowls, cows and rabbits are not safe from me. So are most sea life. I guess my ancestors gave me these strong genes to eat these creatures down the food chain.
You would have had a great time with me and Sharon at the recent barbecue joint we visited Louella. I was thinking of you when I saw the nice juicy steak.
I had 3 plates of baby back ribs - Hawaiian glazed, and Kansas City bbq style - Buffet barbecue at the Golden Corral in Chicago. Watch out because they might be coming to San Diego, so next time you visit, you and me will be heading there first.
wow, yan ang gusto ko i-nibble...in fact when I eat lechon, yan lang gusto ko i-ask from the one who carves it up...even a little crispy skin sa lechon, ok na sa akin...
For reference from wiki: The cute guinea pig as food...
The Guinea Pig continues to be a major part of the diet in Peru and Bolivia, particularly in the Andes Mountains highlands; it is also eaten in some areas of Ecuador (mainly in the Sierra) and Colombia.
Because guinea pigs require much less room than traditional livestock and reproduce extremely quickly, they are a more profitable source of food and income than many traditional stock animals, such as pigs and cows; moreover, they can be raised in an urban environment. Both rural and urban families raise guinea pigs for supplementary income, and the animals are commonly bought and sold at local markets and large-scale municipal fairs.
Guinea pig meat is high in protein and low in fat and cholesterol, and is described as being similar to rabbit and the dark meat of chicken.
The animal may be served fried (chactado or frito), broiled (asado), or roasted (al horno), and in urban restaurants may also be served in a casserole or a fricassee
Peruvians consume an estimated 65 million guinea pigs each year, and the animal is so entrenched in the culture that one famous painting of the Last Supper in the main cathedral in Cusco shows Christ and the twelve disciples dining on guinea pig.
what's a cuy?
ReplyDeleteGuinea pigs (called cuy, cuye, curí) were originally domesticated for their meat in the Andes.
ReplyDelete*was watching Extreme Cuisine with Jeff*
They look yummy! : ))
ReplyDelete*gasps of outrage and shock*
ReplyDeletethey are too cute, you can't eat cute animals!
look at their lovely button eyes and pert noses and wiggly little whiskers..awww...
*overcome with the cuteness factor of the guinea pigs*
oh gosh, even if they weren't cute, i wouldn't wanna eat them. =P
ReplyDeletewhy?
ReplyDeleterabbit meat is also popular....and rabbits are cute :-)
i dont eat a lot of things many people do
ReplyDeletebeef [most beef dishes], goat meat, lamb, laman loob of any edible animal, deer meat, rabbit,
its not due to anything else but the fact that i can not stand the smell.
I see..pati rabbit din pala ganon?
ReplyDeleteI have to admit, I don't like much goat and lamb dishes...and with beef it always get stuck in my teeth :-)
I bet it tastes like chicken.
ReplyDeletewell, I think I read somewhere its like the dark meat of chicken...
ReplyDeleteeven frog tastes like chicken...
A friend from China said this to me one time: "We eat anything with four feet and have its back facing the sky".
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I guess anything is possible and edible.
Guinea pigs? There are so many delicious other dishes I could have without these beautiful creatures; bamboo shoots with okra and coconut milk, portabella mushroom sauce in spaghetti, heart of artichoke with avocado sandwich... heck I'm not even vegetarian.
(This is coming from a guy who recently posted his top 5 favorite burger joints in the neighborhood.) :•)
There's really no point to this comment, come to think of it!
I will continue to wonder about the day they will serve cuy burger then...for you...
ReplyDeleteeven without feet (snake)...
ReplyDeleteI just had a most delicious lamb burger for lunch in Tinderbox yesterday. Goats and pigs, lamb and most fowls, cows and rabbits are not safe from me. So are most sea life. I guess my ancestors gave me these strong genes to eat these creatures down the food chain.
ReplyDeleteYou would have had a great time with me and Sharon at the recent barbecue joint we visited Louella. I was thinking of you when I saw the nice juicy steak.
ReplyDeleteI had 3 plates of baby back ribs - Hawaiian glazed, and Kansas City bbq style - Buffet barbecue at the Golden Corral in Chicago. Watch out because they might be coming to San Diego, so next time you visit, you and me will be heading there first.
Rattlesnake chili, I heard is very good. I just don't have the guts (No pun intended) to try it.
ReplyDeleteso..what would be something you wouldn't eat kaha?
ReplyDeletewow, yan ang gusto ko i-nibble...in fact when I eat lechon, yan lang gusto ko i-ask from the one who carves it up...even a little crispy skin sa lechon, ok na sa akin...
ReplyDeleteanything sounding poisonous...am out for the count *cross-eyed and grossed-out*
ReplyDeleteFor reference from wiki: The cute guinea pig as food...
ReplyDeleteThe Guinea Pig continues to be a major part of the diet in Peru and Bolivia, particularly in the Andes Mountains highlands; it is also eaten in some areas of Ecuador (mainly in the Sierra) and Colombia.
Because guinea pigs require much less room than traditional livestock and reproduce extremely quickly, they are a more profitable source of food and income than many traditional stock animals, such as pigs and cows; moreover, they can be raised in an urban environment. Both rural and urban families raise guinea pigs for supplementary income, and the animals are commonly bought and sold at local markets and large-scale municipal fairs.
Guinea pig meat is high in protein and low in fat and cholesterol, and is described as being similar to rabbit and the dark meat of chicken.
The animal may be served fried (chactado or frito), broiled (asado), or roasted (al horno), and in urban restaurants may also be served in a casserole or a fricassee
Peruvians consume an estimated 65 million guinea pigs each year, and the animal is so entrenched in the culture that one famous painting of the Last Supper in the main cathedral in Cusco shows Christ and the twelve disciples dining on guinea pig.