During the summer my family and I would travel to Ecuador to visit my grandparents and my aunts. Whenever we did my aunts would cook cuy. It’s their way of greeting us because most of my family comes down to Cuenca to greet us and to catch up. Cuy is one of the many traditional foods in Ecuador and it’s normally served with rice, potatoes, and mote. Eating cuy in my family is normally for special occasions for example Christmas, birthday’s, and my family coming or leaving Ecuador. This year, I was able to eat cuy on my birthday and I was able to help my mom cook it and prepare it. So whenever I eat cuy it reminds me of family and the times I’ve spent with them.
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I like how you explained that cuy is something very special to you and its considered a tradition to make when its a holiday.
I don’t know if this resonates with you but have you ever felt a sense of satisfaction or success when you prep your food together with your family and actually experience the fun and struggles. At the end of the day, you eat the food that you have put effort into and it tastes amazing.
I am surrounded with friends who are from Ecuador and eat Cuy, it always interested me on eating on trying cuy but never got the chance to eat it. Need to try it some day!
Cuy, in English, means guinea pig. When I had Cuy, the thought of eating a cute animal like a guinea pig was weird, but push that aside. If you are the type of person who eats anything and is willing to try anything, then Cuy is a good way to start it. I don’t know if others would feel the same way, but you will only know if you try!
That sounds like a really interesting meal. Besides cuy, are there any other traditional foods that are important to your culture?
I like how you described the dish, I never heard of cuy, and had a perfect image of it in my head before searching it up. It is definitely something I want to try.