Re: What's the difference between eating a Guinea Pig or a rat?

notbob

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:47:29 AM10/2/18

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On 10/2/2018 5:12 AM, Pamela wrote:

> eating a rat?
>
> Ugh, ugh.

I don't know if it is true, but it is sed "midshipmen" ("Squeekers",
ages 13-15) usta skin, sell, and eat shipboard rats when regular
provisions became scarce. This aboard Royal British ships (HMS) of the
line during (and before/after) the Napoleonic Wars.

If you were starving to death, I daresay you would eat a rat. ;)

nb

Janet

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:05:49 AM10/2/18

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In article <XnsA96F7C3...@81.171.118.178>, inv...@mail.com
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> It's not for me but in Ecuador they eat guinea pigs and consider it a
> delicacy.
>
> A documentary I saw showed skinned guinea pigs on a stick looking just
> like rats. As they are both rodents, wouldn't guinea pig taste like

> eating a rat?
>
> Ugh, ugh.

Squirrels are rodents. Hares and rabbits were classified as rodents
until about a century ago. Westerners eat all those, so why not
guineapigs?

Janet UK

U.S. Janet B.

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:10:31 AM10/2/18

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exactly right!

Janet US

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:33:36 AM10/2/18

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On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 16:05:44 +0100, Janet <nob...@home.com> wrote:

The national meat of Belize is gibnut... was fed to the queen of
England when she visited.
https://www.chowhound.com/post/gibnut-paca-royal-rodent-tastes-ham-smoked-721254

Ed Pawlowski

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:35:24 AM10/2/18

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They eat them in Viet Nam. The ones in the rice fields are supposed to
be better than your typical sewer rat.

Cheri

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:59:16 AM10/2/18

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"Pamela" <inv...@mail.com> wrote in message
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> Presumably hares and rabbits were reclassified because it was an error
> to say they were true rodents.
>
> Guinea pigs are close relatives to rats and I have read guinea pigs can
> carry plague. Neither sounds like a good animal to eat. Maybe
> squirrels too?

We used to eat gray squirrel often as kids, but I wouldn't eat it now unless
it was a necessity.

Cheri

Gary

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Oct 2, 2018, 12:29:20 PM10/2/18

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Pamela wrote:
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> It's not for me but in Ecuador they eat guinea pigs and consider it a
> delicacy.
>
> A documentary I saw showed skinned guinea pigs on a stick looking just
> like rats. As they are both rodents, wouldn't guinea pig taste like
> eating a rat?
>
> Ugh, ugh.

Yes. In Ecuador, they raise guinea pigs for food like we raise
chickens.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with rat meat. It's tasty. Rats
just have a bad rap, that's all. Most of the Pacific islands are
swarming with those little ones. Not a thing wrong with eating
them....if you can catch them, that is.

Here in the US (mostly east and southern coastal areas, I think)
- Nutria are an invasive species and breeding like crazy. They
are large rodents and also very tasty. A very good source of
protein if people would just get past the rat association.

Cheri

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Oct 2, 2018, 1:28:50 PM10/2/18

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"Gary" <g.ma...@att.net> wrote in message news:5BB39D06...@att.net...

> Yes. In Ecuador, they raise guinea pigs for food like we raise
> chickens.
> There is absolutely nothing wrong with rat meat. It's tasty. Rats
> just have a bad rap, that's all. Most of the Pacific islands are
> swarming with those little ones. Not a thing wrong with eating
> them....if you can catch them, that is.

Same with dogs, cats, and monkeys.

Cheri

Cheri

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Oct 2, 2018, 2:14:56 PM10/2/18

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"Pamela" <inv...@mail.com> wrote in message

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> Isn't eating monkeys how diseases like Ebola and BSE start?

I have no idea, I just know that they eat them around the world. My brother
had some in the Philippines when he was in the Navy, he said it was OK, but
greasy. Personally, I am not eating any of that unless necessity dictates
it. :)

Cheri

Janet

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Oct 2, 2018, 3:03:04 PM10/2/18

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In article <XnsA96FABD...@81.171.92.183>, inv...@mail.com
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> On 16:05 2 Oct 2018, Janet wrote:
>

> Presumably hares and rabbits were reclassified because it was an error
> to say they were true rodents.
>
> Guinea pigs are close relatives to rats

Not very. Guineapigs are grazing herbivores. Rats are omnivores, and
reproduce at a far faster rate than guineapigs. They can't interbreed.

> and I have read guinea pigs can
> carry plague.

So can cats and dogs and hundreds of other animals and pets.

Janet UK

dsi1

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Oct 2, 2018, 3:53:56 PM10/2/18

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On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 5:33:36 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:

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> The national meat of Belize is gibnut... was fed to the queen of
> England when she visited.
> https://www.chowhound.com/post/gibnut-paca-royal-rodent-tastes-ham-smoked-721254

I'd rather eat a veggiburger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF9bf9uKQQk

Hank Rogers

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Oct 2, 2018, 6:55:26 PM10/2/18

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Just the nuts Popeye? or did the tribe feed her the whole animal?

JBurns

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:10:42 PM10/2/18

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On Tue, 02 Oct 2018 12:12:36 +0100, Pamela <inv...@mail.com> wrote:

>It's not for me but in Ecuador they eat guinea pigs and consider it a
>delicacy.
>
>A documentary I saw showed skinned guinea pigs on a stick looking just
>like rats. As they are both rodents, wouldn't guinea pig taste like
>eating a rat?
>
>Ugh, ugh.

Rats will eat anything whereas guinea pigs are herbivores.

JB

dsi1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:25:26 AM10/3/18

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On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 4:10:42 PM UTC-10, Golden One wrote:
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> Rats will eat anything whereas guinea pigs are herbivores.
>
> JB

Guinea pigs are like cows that you can keep in your pocket and use at a moment's notice. Their utility value is undisputed.

Gary

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:50:36 PM10/3/18

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I'm sure even ferrets taste good but I'll never know. ;-o

Cheri

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Oct 3, 2018, 2:03:50 PM10/3/18

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"Gary" <g.ma...@att.net> wrote in message news:5BB4F382...@att.net...

Me either, I could NEVER eat Mia or a look alike. :)

Cheri

Leonard Blaisdell

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Oct 3, 2018, 8:35:00 PM10/3/18

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In article <ir88rd5uqt3f9h8ki...@4ax.com>, JBurns

<jpb...@westnet.com.au> wrote:

> Rats will eat anything whereas guinea pigs are herbivores.

Y'all in this thread got me jonesing for some capybara.

leo

JBurns

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Oct 4, 2018, 12:27:43 AM10/4/18

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On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 21:25:22 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi...@yahoo.com>
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Oh dear! My grand-daughters have a guinea pig each, they love them
dearly. We watched an episode of some travel food show where the
presenter was in South America. They were eating Guinea pig on a
stick. The girls were horrified.

JB

JBurns

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Oct 4, 2018, 12:29:13 AM10/4/18

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They, at least, are of a size worthy of eating.

JB

dsi1

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Oct 4, 2018, 1:46:28 AM10/4/18

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On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 6:27:43 PM UTC-10, Golden One wrote:
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> Oh dear! My grand-daughters have a guinea pig each, they love them
> dearly. We watched an episode of some travel food show where the
> presenter was in South America. They were eating Guinea pig on a
> stick. The girls were horrified.
>
> JB

I can believe that. My guess is that they'd be horrified at a full sized pig on a stick too. I had some pig on a stick at a wedding recently. Roasting it underground is a tastier way to serve pig and it's a lot less grotesque.

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Ophelia

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Oct 4, 2018, 4:16:12 AM10/4/18

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"Leonard Blaisdell" wrote in message
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I had to look that up. They say it tastes like sardines:)

Ophelia

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Oct 4, 2018, 4:34:55 AM10/4/18

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Can I take it you didn't get THAT piece of pig on a stick ...

Janet

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Oct 4, 2018, 7:11:54 AM10/4/18

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In article <pp309...@news3.newsguy.com>, che...@newsguy.com says...

If Mia ever looked like a guineapig, she was a very sick disturbed
ferret indeed.

Janet UK

Gary

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Oct 4, 2018, 10:01:09 AM10/4/18

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> > "Gary" wrote:
> > > I'm sure even ferrets taste good but I'll never know. ;-o

> > > Cheri wrote:
> > Me either, I could NEVER eat Mia or a look alike. :)

Janet wrote:
> If Mia ever looked like a guineapig, she was a very sick disturbed
> ferret indeed.

For real. Back when I was married, we had a pet guinea pig. The
most annoying animal I've ever lived with. Any little sound, even
a sneeze, and that damn thing would start screaming, "WEE WEE WEE
WEE." oh man. I hated 'Humphrey'. If I had only known that they
were food..... ;)

Mia however was my baby.
http://i59.tinypic.com/r2td1c.jpg

rosie

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Oct 4, 2018, 1:40:30 PM10/4/18

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Hmmmmmm, I have eaten Guinea Pig in Peru, some time ago.They keep them in their homes sometimes running around, mine was not running around when I ate it. I think it is called cuy or cui, not sure of the spelling. The difference between that and rat ?? I have not eaten any rats that I know of so cant really say.
Rosie

John Kuthe

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Oct 4, 2018, 1:45:51 PM10/4/18

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On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 9:47:29 AM UTC-5, notbob wrote:

I never had a Guinea pig as a pet. Rats yes. Both as a pet and as food for my boa constrictor Vicious!

John Kuthe...