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In this Sept. 28, 2019 photo, Maria del Carmen Pilapana serves a customer a scoop of guinea pig ice cream, on the outskirts of Quito, Ecuador. Pilapana's operation is small. It consists of two tables in an open area lined with dentists' clinics and other businesses. Even so, demand is growing. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

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It’s a real ice cream flavor: guinea pig. Anyone who thinks of guinea pigs as pets _ cute, squishy, squeaking bundles of fur _ might find that idea hard to digest.

By GONZALO SOLANO, Associated Press October 6, 2019