| Guinea Pig festival in Peru 
| An Andean woman holds a 'cuy' or guinea pig dressed as a miner during a fashion show at a guinea pig festival in Huacho, Peru . | 
 
| The one-day festival includes an animal show and a food and fashion contest which features the guinea pig, native to the Andes. | 
| The guinea pigs spend the day being dressed up... | 
| ... and fattened up.
Yes, fattened up. Many of us think of the guinea pig as a cute pet, but in parts of South America, it is a major source of food | 
| Guinea pigs can be served fried, roasted or in a casserole.
Those of a sensitive disposition should probably not view the next two pictures. | 
| Around 65 million guinea pigs are eaten in Peru every year. | 
| The meat tastes like rabbit or the dark meat of chicken, in case you were wondering. | 
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