Market Grill · Roasted Guinea Pig
Cuy Asado
Photo: Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Guinea pigs were domesticated in the Andes thousands of years ago as a source of meat, long before they became pets elsewhere in the world.
A whole guinea pig is cleaned, seasoned, and spit-roasted or grilled over coals until the skin turns crackling-crisp, then served whole with potatoes and a peanut or chili sauce. Market stands in Pasto sell it especially during the Carnaval de Negros y Blancos festival.
Why it's made this way: Nariño shares the Andean highlands with Ecuador, and cuy, a native Andean animal, has stayed a festive meat there while it is rarely eaten in most of Colombia.
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