I reluctantly tried guinea pig in Peru, but found it delicious. They are reared like we rear chickens, ducks, etc. They have different ways to prepare them and use rather exotic herbs to flavor them. The "beer" made from maize is a fine accompaniment. The maize there has kernels as large as nickels and the taste is strongly "corney". Their "white" potatoes are preserved by dehydrating them and the ones I ate had an excellent taste. The food was worth the trip and a visit to the open-air market was insect-free and definitely a rare food shopper's delight.
