Comments on: Eating Guinea Pigs in Ecuador http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/02/eating-guinea-pigs-in-ecuador/ Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jennefer http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/02/eating-guinea-pigs-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-63541 Jennefer Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:24:02 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=162#comment-63541 I'm from NY but my nationality is ecuadorian. i have enjoyed every dish i possibly could and Cuy was one of them. It cant be prepared just by anybody you have to know how to treat it and prep for cooking. Last time I had it was on my 18th birthday. Im 31 mother of three and own 2 guine pigs as pets now, but i dont look at them like dinner. They are part of the family. It just shows different cultures Ecuadorian and American. In the US theyre my loving pets and in Ecuador its a speacial meal. I’m from NY but my nationality is ecuadorian. i have enjoyed every dish i possibly could and Cuy was one of them. It cant be prepared just by anybody you have to know how to treat it and prep for cooking. Last time I had it was on my 18th birthday. Im 31 mother of three and own 2 guine pigs as pets now, but i dont look at them like dinner. They are part of the family. It just shows different cultures Ecuadorian and American. In the US theyre my loving pets and in Ecuador its a speacial meal.

]]> By: Rob http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/02/eating-guinea-pigs-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-13586 Rob Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:38:29 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=162#comment-13586 I tried it yesterday in a small cafe just north of Quito. I didn't think eating cuy was disgusting until I tasted it. Not something I'll do again. I tried it yesterday in a small cafe just north of Quito. I didn’t think eating cuy was disgusting until I tasted it. Not something I’ll do again.

]]> By: Dave and Deb http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/02/eating-guinea-pigs-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Dave and Deb Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:31:38 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=162#comment-110 We saw it as well everywhere around Machu Pichu. Never got the nerve up to try it. Even now I don't know if I could bring myself to tear into the poor little creatures. It's the teeth that turn me off:) We saw it as well everywhere around Machu Pichu. Never got the nerve up to try it. Even now I don’t know if I could bring myself to tear into the poor little creatures. It’s the teeth that turn me off:)

]]> By: Raekwon http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/02/eating-guinea-pigs-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Raekwon Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:46:59 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=162#comment-109 i really dont know anything about but it looks good and would like to try it i really dont know anything about but it looks good and would like to try it

]]> By: Laura Inamagua http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/02/eating-guinea-pigs-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Laura Inamagua Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:23:26 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=162#comment-108 I was borned in Ecuador and cuy is a traditional dish served there.Its reaalllly good but ofcourse people that were not raised eating that, may think otherwise.Its like eating pizza in the United States, if people don't like cheese then they will think its disgusting right? I was borned in Ecuador and cuy is a traditional dish served there.Its reaalllly good but ofcourse people that were not raised eating that, may think otherwise.Its like eating pizza in the United States, if people don’t like cheese then they will think its disgusting right?

]]> By: Craig Klein http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/02/eating-guinea-pigs-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Craig Klein Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:47:56 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=162#comment-104 I was in Peru for the hike to Machu Pichu and Guinea Pigs were on the menu ever where. After our hike was over we had time to tour the country and ended up in Ariquipa, in the southern part of Peru. Got bold one day and went for it. Maybe it wasn't done in the respectful tradition described here but, it was terrible. The meat was like squirrel and it had been deep fried skin on. Ugh! Peru was wonderful over all though beautiful and still largely undeveloped country. I was in Peru for the hike to Machu Pichu and Guinea Pigs were on the menu ever where. After our hike was over we had time to tour the country and ended up in Ariquipa, in the southern part of Peru. Got bold one day and went for it. Maybe it wasn’t done in the respectful tradition described here but, it was terrible.

The meat was like squirrel and it had been deep fried skin on.

Ugh!

Peru was wonderful over all though beautiful and still largely undeveloped country.

]]> By: Celes Davar http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/02/eating-guinea-pigs-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Celes Davar Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:12:08 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=162#comment-103 We (a group that I led to Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands) took part in a wonderful cultural experience in mainland Ecuador in which we experienced the dining on cuy as well as a very powerful music and story-telling through dance experience while we were in the Otavalo region. Cuy is quite delicious (wood-oven baked). As were many of the Ecuadorian dishes that we tried for the first time. While it might be challenging to eat meat that some of us in North America or other countries grow as pets, it might help to take our "pet hats" off and understand the care in which this dining tradition takes place in Ecuador. The cuy, like cattle, are raised expressly for the purpose of being dined on. Like pigs, like rabbits, like ostrich, like elk, or any other meat that we eat. We (a group that I led to Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands) took part in a wonderful cultural experience in mainland Ecuador in which we experienced the dining on cuy as well as a very powerful music and story-telling through dance experience while we were in the Otavalo region. Cuy is quite delicious (wood-oven baked). As were many of the Ecuadorian dishes that we tried for the first time. While it might be challenging to eat meat that some of us in North America or other countries grow as pets, it might help to take our “pet hats” off and understand the care in which this dining tradition takes place in Ecuador. The cuy, like cattle, are raised expressly for the purpose of being dined on. Like pigs, like rabbits, like ostrich, like elk, or any other meat that we eat.

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