Cuy, guinea pig, is traditionally farmed in Peru as one of the main meat source in
mountain community. They have a diet like pig, eating grass, nut, vegetable and kitchen waste. They grow fast, normally eaten when 3 months old, and could
reproduce when mature in 4 months time.
Guinea
pig is prepared like chicken, killed, then dipped in hot water to plug the
feather. It tastes like a cross between young chicken and suckling pig, juicy
and tender. The most common cooking method in Peru is deep fry, the cleaned
cuys are air-dried for 2 hours, so that the skin crisp up nicely. It could be be use in any recipe replacing chicken.
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