Caution: Do not read this while eating lunch!Guinea pig festival in Peru
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An Andean woman holds a 'cuy' or guinea pig dressed as a miner during a fashion show at a guinea pig festival in Huacho, Peru.
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The one-day festival includes an animal show and a food and fashion contest which features the guinea pig, native to the Andes.
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The guinea pigs spend the day being dressed up...
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... pampered...
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... and fattened up.
Yes, fattened up. Many of us think of the guinea pig as a cute pet, but in parts of South America, it is a major source of food.
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Guinea pigs can be served fried, roasted or in a casserole.
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Around 65 million guinea pigs are eaten in Peru every year.
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The meat tastes like rabbit or the dark meat of chicken, in case you were wondering.
Source:
Telegraph
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