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!
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Any local brew to wash it down?
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
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. 🙂
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!
Thanks, Scott. Alpaca was on most of the menus, so we became quite the connoisseurs. And the guinea pig really was tasty.
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