More Americans Eating ... Guinea Pigs


New Mexico is thinking about processinghorse meat. Montanans have roadkill. And now the latest in offbeat meat appears to be ... guinea pigs. NPR reports on an American trend fueled by South American expats and the US restaurants that serve such cuisine, and bolstered by foodies' penchant for trying—and blogging about—something new. Called cuyes in Spanish, the two-pound creatures are typically