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Alpaca

Discussion in 'Food & Drink Forum' started by VA49er, Feb 27, 2009.

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  1. Feb 27, 2009 at 2:22 PM #11
    VA49er

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    I think vicunas are protected so it would be kinda like eating a bald eagle. I have not seen it on a menu.
     
  2. Feb 27, 2009 at 4:17 PM #12
    plutosgirl

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    I have an unhealthy obsession with wanting to raise them. I must have been a herder is a past life. And...they're cute and I'm quite sure they can't taste that good.

    :lalala:
     
  3. Feb 27, 2009 at 7:58 PM #13
    VA49er

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    They cost about $10,000 each. All you need is two and some land. There are a couple of alpaca farms near where we live in VA. They raise them for the cloth though, not food.
     
  4. Feb 27, 2009 at 8:41 PM #14
    Collin

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    That was my point. :square: In any case, I really liked Peru (not Lima though) and would like to go back at some point.
     
  5. Feb 28, 2009 at 8:03 AM #15
    VA49er

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    Lima is like any other city of 8+ million people you just have to know which areas to avoid. I really like the Miraflores area and we are staying in the La Molina area which is what I guess you could call the affluent suburb. It is very near the US Embassy.

    As far as the vicuna, I had a coworker ask me to bring her a vicuna scarf back but once I told her it would cost over $1,000 she changed her mind.
     
  6. Mar 2, 2009 at 8:44 AM #16
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    Did I fail to mention the certain gastrointestinal side effects from eating foods your body is not so familiar with?
     
  7. Mar 2, 2009 at 8:53 AM #17
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    Do you have a recipe?
     
  8. Mar 2, 2009 at 3:56 PM #18
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    For alpaca or something else that gives you the shits?
     
  9. Mar 2, 2009 at 5:30 PM #19
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    Funny. I was just thinking alpaca is something you take for an upset stomach.
     
  10. Mar 2, 2009 at 8:35 PM #20
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    No, it's fucking disgusting. The air quality is worse than just about anywhere except Mexico City. They do have some interesting museums, but in general it is a shithole that even Peruvians avoid whenever possible.
     
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