"La Cusqueñita"

"We came here very specifically to eat cuy, or guinea pig. Apparently it is a traditional Incan Food tradition that Peruvians still celebrate. As my friend Art said, it’s more like a “gimmick pig.” We ordered the Cuy Chaqtado, which is a deep fried version of the pig. The rich flavoring of the marinated skin seeps down in to the small bits of meat you can find, and really does not take like chicken as one might expect. Guinea pig is to try once in your life, but I guarantee you will never crave it again. There isn’t much meat to be found, which I suppose is not much of a surprise considering it is a rodent after all. I was able to find about 5-6 solid bites of meat (maybe), before I was left digging through ribs and organs like a starving person, searching for something I could eat. Fortunately the dish came with potatoes and a rocoto relleno, which I desperately needed since the cuy did not provide much sustenance. The cuy was 60 soles ($16 usd)."