Guinea Pig Food Peru
The peruvian dish rocotto relleno at tradicion arequipena arequipa peru.
Guinea pig food peru. The growing popularity of guinea pig meat in high end restaurants in peru is helping to usher in the return of a traditional and environmentally friendly industry led by women. This was the traditional peruvian way to serve guinea pig. We ordered that as well as another popular arequipean dish rocoto relleno a whole pepper stuffed with mincemeats garlic and onions topped with cheese and baked with creamy potatoes. Guinea pigs are cute and cuddly and eating one is like eating your pet dog.
I ve eaten balut duck embryo durian stinky fruit and alligator just to name a few. At this roadside food stand and many others like it in rural peru the house specialty is roasted guinea pig to go. But if eating guinea pig is definitely not your thing there are many other traditional andean foods and dishes to try such as chupe de maní peanut and potato soup humitas fresh corn tamales quinoa and kiwicha an edible flowering plant and of course a huge variety of potatoes. Top chefs in peru.
So call me cruel but when i decided to come to cusco i was ecstatic about eating a guinea pig or as the peruvians call it cuy coo ee. To begin with you should know peruvians don t eat cuy on a regular basis. A traditional food guinea pig called cuy in peru has been served whole on special occasions since inca times.