Peruvian Proteins

Beef heart skewers. Alpaca. Guinea pig. I tried them all.

Beef heart skewers, aka Anticuchos. A traditional food that was originally fed to slaves as the leftover parts of the cattle. Tasted much like regular beef, though the consistency was a little different. The seasonings were fantastic Delicious!

Guinea pig, aka Cuy. You can order this dish served as a whole guinea pig, or a portion. I got the portion-size, atop quinoa. The cuy was crispy and tender. A little Haney. A little greasy. The closest taste I can compare it to is rabbit.

Alpaca skewers. These were tasty and served with a light salsa. Yum!

10 responses to “Peruvian Proteins”

Any local brew to wash it down?

Browsing the Atlas April 11, 2017 at 2:46 pm · · Reply →

Good wine, but I haven’t had any good beers here.

My mother fed us our share of beef heart when I was growing up, Juliann. Tasty. A couple of years ago, I ate some bear heart. Even tastier. 🙂 I’ve yet to try guinea pigs or alpaca, but my brother and I regularly added grey squirrels and frog legs to our larder. Good stuff. (grin) –Curt

Browsing the Atlas April 11, 2017 at 11:54 pm · · Reply →

I love frog legs! Bear heart? Really? Wow. I’m not sure if I could eat squirrel, but then again, I just ate guinea pig. 🙂
- Curt Mekemson April 12, 2017 at 2:59 am · ·
  
  Laughing, Juliann. Little rodents look like little rodents. They all have the same buck-teeth. 🙂 Mr. Bear’s teeth were different. –Curt

I’m not sure I would have tried all these. Although the skewers look delicious. Congrats on your culinary bravery!

Browsing the Atlas April 18, 2017 at 12:17 pm · · Reply →

Thanks, Scott. Alpaca was on most of the menus, so we became quite the connoisseurs. And the guinea pig really was tasty.