One man’s pet is another man’s dinner
While some have them out in the wild, others have them as pets inside a cage. Peruvians prefer to eat them for dinner in a traditional dish called cuy (or cuy chactado, if fired whole).

Guinea pigs are consumed in the Andean region, and, according to the locals, their meat tastes similar to a rabbit’s. We don’t blame you if the thought of this dish makes your stomach turn!