"The other night Gary was awakened by a squawking chicken in panic mode just outside their bedroom window. He ran outside to find one of his (many) chickens in the mouth of a boa constrictor. Alberto grabbed his shotgun, but before he could manage to blast the poor boa, a neighbor by the name of Santos appeared with a machete and hacked the poor creature to death.
"The lifeless chicken was plucked (pardon the pun) from the mouth of his hapless attacker, and both were prepared for dinner that night. [Gary's Costa Rican husband] Alberto made a "tipico" Costa Rican dish out of it called Guacho, which uses a very finely ground corn meal as it's base, with the final (delicious) outcome being sort of a soup eaten tamale pie style. Of course, the joking amongst me and several of his friends was endless. It might taste a little funky I warned. I then offered some guesses as to what to call it, a jungle twist perhaps on surf and turf like 'cluck and slither'?"
Boa constrictors?
