Cuy

Would you like some guinea pig?

Cuy is a popular and inexpensive source of protein for Peruvians. They love it!

I watched in fascination as this woman ate the last morsels of neck while holding the remaining head.

The most disturbing part is at some restaurants you can select your guinea pig which is living a quite comfortable life in Guinea World.

One of my guides, Raoul, said his child had a hamster for a pet. I asked, "If you eat guinea pigs, why don't you eat hamsters?" He said, "They are too small!" Of course.