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Robin tried cuy, which is a traditional Peruvian dish of roasted guinea pig
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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By the time the Spaniards arrived in the 1500s, the "cuy" (pronounced "coo-ee," like the faint cry it makes) was a major food from Argentina to the Caribbean.
15 Agouti 1991
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The food is also delicious yet we still haven't tried "cuy" (guinea pig) and we may just have to wait until Cuenca to do so.
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The expensive menu put paid to any half-thoughts we had of ordering 'cuy' (I'm not paying $30 to eat guinea pig), so we opted for soups instead.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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And in Equador, I dined on the native dish, guinea pig, or "cuy" as the tiny animals are called there.
newsleader.com - 2009
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There were also some cute guinea pigs in an elaborate hutch in the market, but I suspect they are not being bred as fluffy pets, more to become the local delicacy that is "cuy".
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There were also some cute guinea pigs in an elaborate hutch in the market, but I suspect they are not being bred as fluffy pets, more to become the local delicacy that is "cuy".
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There were also some cute guinea pigs in an elaborate hutch in the market, but I suspect they are not being bred as fluffy pets, more to become the local delicacy that is "cuy".
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Then we settled down to eat at a local eatery, with advertisements for Peruvian delicacies like lomo saltado and cuy Guinea Pig.
Leora Novick: Peruvian New Years: Feliz Anos! Leora Novick 2012
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Feast your eyes: and by cuy, I mean your children's pet hamsters!
yarb commented on the word cuy
Spanish word used in Peru and Bolivia for "guinea pig". Not the delicacy some would have you believe, but far from inedible with a good sauce. Sometimes served spatchcocked.
November 8, 2007
seanahan commented on the word cuy
According to Wikipedia , these have been a common food source for 7 millennia.
November 8, 2007
yarb commented on the word cuy
Wow. Mine wasn't the least bit tough.
November 8, 2007
bilby commented on the word cuy
yuc backwards.
July 31, 2008
sionnach commented on the word cuy
The main dish served at The Last Supper, apparently:
March 20, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word cuy
Ha! I've seen that. It's interesting how different cultures interpret the classic portrayal.
March 20, 2009
bilby commented on the word cuy
Did you, sionnach?
March 20, 2009
sionnach commented on the word cuy
No, it was Bono.
March 20, 2009
bilby commented on the word cuy
You say you want your chips fried until gold
You say you want your peas not to be cold
But all the promises of soup
Have let my appetite droop
When all I want is cuy
March 20, 2009