LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru on Thursday celebrated two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean ...

Rodents are generally the last things most restaurant owners want in their kitchen. But in the larger cities of Peru, chefs are practically fighting over guinea pigs in a restaurant craze that is ...

Mark Antonation is no stranger to adventurous eating. And when a friend recently returned from Peru and extolled the quality of the Andean nation’s cuisine, including alpaca, he started looking for ...

While this cute guinea pig may look like like a cuddly companion to Americans, for natives of Peru, the guinea pig, or "cuy," is a traditional meal. Peruvians have domesticated and eaten guinea pigs ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru on Thursday celebrated two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean ...