Festival Del Cuy

Translation: Guinea Pig Festival

Now I'm from Peru myself but I have never heard of the Guinea Pig Festival. Apparently this is a celebration known in the Andes, which includes contest for the fatest, best dressed and finally...(I hesitate even writing this) tastiest animal of all.
Great add that to the list of ODD things my people are eating...I use to get this whole "Oh your from Peru... I hear ya'll eat cat!" then it was " I hear your people eat dog!" now I gotta hear "Your from Peru!? Now ya'll eat guinea pigs!?? STOP EATING OUR PETS!" LMAO
Guinea pigs are native to the high Andes and their low-fat meat has been an important source of protein for thousands of years.
Farmers and chefs gathered and presented dishes of guinea pig fried, grilled, or baked with generous helpings of Andean potatoes and large Peruvian corn called Choclo.
Some cooks chopped off the head and paws - cuy is traditionally served whole in the Andes - in the hope that it would sell better among foreigners for whom the fluffy rodents were once childhood pets. (I'm starting to think Peruvians shouldn't have pets....LOL!!)
According to those who tasted the meat, it is a cross between rabbit and dark chicken meat. (I'll take their word for it...I do not plan on trying no damn animal that is part of the rodent family! My grandma though *God Rest her soul* said she tried it and its not that bad...*sigh* oh grams...WHY?! LOL)
Guinea pigs are common in rural Andean households as they are reliable income generators - they breed so quickly that whenever a family needs money, it can sell off a dozen or so.
The third annual Festival Del Cuy was celebrated this past July.

Damn Peruvians... this is the place I call my homeland...SMH...whatever I was born in the city so I know nothing about these practices!