Quy

Anyone who has traveled to Peru has heard of the infamous dish “quy” or as we call it in the U.S., guinea pig. Unlike in the U.S., though, where this majestic creature is cherished as a pet, in Peru it is prized as a delicious delicatessen. Peruvians actually have a very strange relationship with the quy. Like us they have dogs and cats but once they are no longer young and cute, many Peruvians view their pets more as nuisances than companions. They are fed the dregs of food that are left over once the family has eaten and mostly...