Household Pet to Delicacy

In Ecuador and Peru, the Guinea pig is a delicacy. A few weeks back we toured a farm, we saw in a little shed where one would expect to see chickens, dozens of guinea pigs scurrying about. Odd to think that each one of them would be sold to a restaurant for $8-10 where they would turn around and sell it for $12-15 as an entrée. So after living here six months, we finally got around to getting one for ourselves to share with the volunteers. The pictures below relate our experience.

WARNING: Anyone who has owned a guinea pig as a pet may not find the following amusing.








Two volunteers decided to each eat an eyeball. Interesting, but really not that appetizing
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