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Title: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: Q on January 03, 2016, 02:39:19 AM
Spoke with an old timer that said its better than rabbit.

Anyone can confirm this?
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: paka808 on January 03, 2016, 08:28:15 AM
Never had guinea pig.I know rabbit is.really good.pet store here i come.lol
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: dustoff003 on January 03, 2016, 08:41:59 AM
http://www.guineapigtoday.com/2012/03/02/andrew-zimmerns-bizarre-behavior/

I guess the unwashed hippies don't like you eating one of their favorite pets.
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: Q on January 03, 2016, 12:12:50 PM
http://www.guineapigtoday.com/2012/03/02/andrew-zimmerns-bizarre-behavior/

I guess the unwashed hippies don't like you eating one of their favorite pets.

Trust me, I would never east a hippie's guinea pig because we never know what they had it for in the first place
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: HiCarry on January 15, 2016, 02:27:24 PM
Spoke with an old timer that said its better than rabbit.

Anyone can confirm this?
I haven't personally eaten it, but it is a common meat source in south america.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/03/12/174105739/from-pets-to-plates-why-more-people-are-eating-guinea-pigs
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: oldfart on January 15, 2016, 02:41:00 PM
I was at petland kahala on Monday. They are so cute!
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But so tiny. I could chomp'em like popcorn.
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: Tom_G on January 15, 2016, 03:37:19 PM
Not yet.
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: Q on January 15, 2016, 06:36:38 PM
Only thing that freaks me out is the feet.

They look like little fingers, and homie don't play that shit.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: dustoff003 on January 15, 2016, 07:07:52 PM

Only thing that freaks me out is the feet.

They look like little fingers, and homie don't play that shit.  :rofl:
that is what the cleaver is for hommie
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: oldfart on January 15, 2016, 07:25:49 PM
that is what the cleaver is for hommie
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Then add salt and deep fry like little pretzels

Yummmm
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: Inspector on January 16, 2016, 04:25:25 PM
Tastes like chicken?
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: Q on January 17, 2016, 12:04:28 AM
Tastes like chicken?

Old timer said it tasted line rabbit but juicer and more delicious
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: Antithesis on March 12, 2016, 02:26:25 AM
I would imagine guinea pigs would have a bit more fat on them than rabbits, giving them more flavor and juice.  Know of any restaurants in Hawaii that serve them up? Or do we have to go raiding the local pet stores?   :rofl:
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: Q on March 12, 2016, 03:13:50 AM
I would imagine guinea pigs would have a bit more fat on them than rabbits, giving them more flavor and juice.  Know of any restaurants in Hawaii that serve them up? Or do we have to go raiding the local pet stores?   :rofl:

They breed pretty rapidly from what ive been told.
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: robtmc on March 15, 2016, 05:14:03 PM
Trust me, I would never east a hippie's guinea pig because we never know what they had it for in the first place
Is that you, Richard Gere?
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: Q on March 15, 2016, 05:46:15 PM
Is that you, Richard Gere?

Yes, it is I
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: blackheart0311 on March 31, 2016, 09:56:17 PM
Just came back from Peru and ate Cuy (guinea pig).  Very good stuff!  A little boney, but very good meat!
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: yurcarmeean on April 06, 2016, 10:11:57 PM
Just came back from Peru and ate Cuy (guinea pig).  Very good stuff!  A little boney, but very good meat!

Guinea pig is to rabbit what cornish game hen is to chicken?
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: newguy86 on April 16, 2016, 06:07:48 PM
As a chef, I would like to try it one day, also remember that our g.p and rabbit's are breed to much for the pet trade, so they wouldn't be like the ones in south America, which I think would be better tasting,  do to the wild diets they would be eating, here ur as luck if they can run around and eat more then grass pellets and a few carrots, the old  school way of doing rabbit was to feed them herbs for a few weeks and stew them in red wine, the liver is too strong for me, so I will pass on that part, but I do love hearts grilled
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: SpeedTek on April 19, 2016, 09:00:53 AM
GP is a bit more stringey than rabbit.   More like eating Rat.  When I was a young kid living in Singapore I ate all kinds of alternative meats.

Also they feed them fresh veggies not pellets.  If you feed them pellets they have a aftertaste like pellets......
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: TangoDown808 on April 19, 2016, 05:26:16 PM
Spoke with an old timer that said its better than rabbit.

Anyone can confirm this?


I can confirm. 8.5 stars ...It depends on how you cook it. Way less meat then a rabbit. Don't eat the paws thought it get stuck in the teeth. Stir fry would be best , at least you would be full from the veggies you put in. Do not cook it primitive style unless you really have to , the meat will shribble up like a ting ting in a cold pool..
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: eyeeatingfish on May 03, 2016, 11:20:40 PM
Never had guinea pig.I know rabbit is.really good.pet store here i come.lol

Rabbits are supposed to be really easy to raise as well. A good feed to weight ratio meaning you don't have to feed them bucket loads just to get a decent amount of meet like some other animals.

No idea about guinea pig...I just googled guinea pig recipes... they look like rats when dehaired.....
Title: Re: Anyone ever eat guinea pig?
Post by: oldfart on May 04, 2016, 06:33:54 AM


I can confirm. 8.5 stars ...It depends on how you cook it. Way less meat then a rabbit. Don't eat the paws thought it get stuck in the teeth. Stir fry would be best , at least you would be full from the veggies you put in. Do not cook it primitive style unless you really have to , the meat will shribble up like a ting ting in a cold pool..
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Hmmmm....significant shrinkage, eh?