it was a common meal when I was in Ecuador.  They used it much like we would use chicken. Meaning lots of different way to cook it with many different flavors.  
It was considered a special meal as they did not use meat in the quantities we do.  I rather liked most of the flavors.  Some were spiced a bit strong for me, but I tend to like minimal spices in my food.
One animal was a meal for one person.  It takes a lot of them to feed a family.
Nomad.
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...........From Nomad.........Been "on the road" since '97