We tried cuy... and it´s really not that bad. I think I preferred it over the chicha we had to accompany the cuy.
For the uninitiated, chicha is a fermented drink made of corn and drank throughout the Andes. To begin the fermentation process, the corn is first chewed and moistened in the chicha maker's mouth. Wikipedia explains the process, "Naturally occurring diastase enzymes in the maker's saliva catalyses the breakdown of starch in the maize into maltose. (This process of chewing grains or other starches was used in the production of alcoholic beverages in pre-modern cultures around the world including for example sake in Japan.)" Good to know, eh?
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Eww. You basically just drank alcoholic spit, eh?
It's like sake but from corn instead of rice
i liked the chicha i had. i think it must have been from one of the most unsavory buckets i ever did see.
but it tasted good and i was dizzy the rest of the day.
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