(Note: One of these days, I’m going to write a deep and profound blog that’s going to enlighten you about Jesus and win me a Pulitzer Prize. Yea, it’s gonna be great. Or, I may just settle for a blog giving you some kind of an idea of what I did in South America the last couple of months. But until I can sit down and write one of those annoying 2,000 word, 2-part blogs, I’ll just have to keep putting these easy blogs out!)
Guinea pig adjectives I would use before living in Peru:
small, furry, cute, cuddly, in a cage with a wheel
Guinea pig adjectives I would use after living in Peru:
small, delicious, tender, grilled, on a bed of rice
“What is sauce for the goose may be sauce for the gander, but is not necessarily sauce for the chicken, the duck, the turkey or the guinea pig.”
– Alice B. Toklas
Thoughts upon reading this before Peru:
‘What’s this girl talking about?’
Thoughts upon reading this after Peru:
‘What’s this girl talking about?You don’t need sauce with guinea pig1.’
In Western societies, the guinea pig has enjoyed widespread popularity as a household pet since its introduction by European traders in the 16th century. Their docile nature, their responsiveness to handling and feeding, and the relative ease of caring for them, continue to make the guinea pig a popular pet.
(teeth)But in Peru…
Traditionally, the animal was usually reserved for ceremonial meals by indigenous people in the Andean highlands, but since the 1960s it has become more socially acceptable for consumption by all people.
Including myself.
Overall, pretty delicious, and more meat on them than you would expect. But, stay away from chicha morada, fermented from purple corn, and served with Peruvian meals
1This, of course, excludes Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue sauce, which can be served with any food, ever.
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