SC - Sorry, but, WAY OOP

[ChannonM@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/1/99 9:22:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
maryhh at exploremaine.com writes:

<< I have been reading/lurking for some time now and I think the list has the
 resources to answer my questions. >>

Possibly. :-) Guinea Pigs are not WAY out of period. They were eaten and 
known at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire onwards. Well 
within SCA period.

<<Does anyone have any recipes for guinea pig/cavy?>>

Actually this has been discussed on this list before and I have all the posts 
stored on one of the several hundred unlabeled unorganized discs I have. 
However, if MY Memory Elysant serves me right, I recall that milady Brighid 
did post an actual recipe at the time. 

<<hat does it taste like? >>

Chicken. :-) Actually it tastes closer to pork than chicken but can best be 
described as tasting like guinea pig.

<< I understand they are a South American delicacy. >>

Don't know if it is a 'delicacy' in South America but it was the only 
domesticated animal raised specifically for food by the Inca SFAIK.

The only 'recipe' I personally remember many details about consisted of a 
casserole of stewed unknown stuff over which the guinea pig, having been 
cleaned but NOT skinned was cut into chunks and the chunks were put in a 
layer over top of the stew. After cooking it was eaten by lifting the chunks 
of guinea pig by the fur and sucking off the meat.


Hope this helps.

Ras
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