Actually, that's not "behind the iron curtain."  Cuy has been a 
staple protein source in the Andes since memory runneth not 
otherwise.  There are recipes for which some of the ingredients have 
been extinct for centuries...   Very efficient since, like most 
rodents, they can eat almost anything organic and turn it into more-
or-less edible form.  Like quinoa and sweet potatoes and Mate', 
staples of the high mountains.  A little odd by our tastes but not 
bad, just takes a little adjusting. 

> 
> oh yes... you're ready for cuisine a la "behind the iron curtain" :)
> When government forces move in on you I have no doubts you'll be able
> to survive 

Screw that; where I'm gonna be they'll be totally at a loss and 
operating illegally (not that that'll stop them but it'll make it 
harder to call the locals for help....)  Gummint types have a sort of 
rigidity of mind that makes them easy to spot... like the DEA types 
who infiltrated Terlingua and were caught out within seconds.  
Nobody, but nobody, but NOBODY, wears white socks with their 
huaraches.  

               Albest,

                        Clayton

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