LIMA, PERU – In honor of what is apparently International Cat Eating Month, a massive festival is being held in the capitol city of Peru this week. The menu item of choice? Fried cat.
Animal rights crazies have already registered guttural grunts of outrage of the event, claiming that the cats are unfit for human consumption as prepared and that Peru has a lot to learn when it comes to feline culinary arts. American-style food snobbery then ensued.
“Eating fried cats made by real American or French chefs is one thing, but this street vendor-style crap has got to go!” exclaimed Willa Yu-chu, spokesperson and food critic for People Eating Tasty Animals (PETA). “Take this cat, for instance. It’s bland and flavorless… not to mention over-fried. Bleh!”
However, the organizers of the annual cat crunch-off seem undaunted by complaints from kooky animal-loving groups.
“It’s tradition here in Lima,” said Oscar Jimenez, III, the chairman of the Sub-Equatorial Cat Festival Committee. “Cats are high in protein and low in fat. We have too many cats and too many hungry people. This festival is kind of like our annual spring cleaning, taking out the overpopulation of felines and feeding the needy at the same time. Plus, cats just taste good!”
Public health officials also note that eating cats is a good remedy for bronchitis, strep throat, goiter, shingles, cancer, and PMS. Thus, the annual two-day gastronomic extravaganza known as the “Massacre of the Moggies” — Moggies, of course, refers to invisible fey creatures believed by the locals to inhabit the bodies of cats.
“Fried cat es muy delicioso,” said a toothless beggar nearby. “El sabor es bueno. Muy, muy bueno…” [CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH]
Besides the traditional, greasy over-fried cat, this year’s festival has added other items to the menu–all cat-based, of course. Some of the more upscale eateries and sidewalk cafes are offering such diverse menu items as cat a la king, Waldorf salad with crispy cat strips, feline fricassee, tabby tamales, and a snappy cat and tree frog bisque.
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