The pitzol, a small, spiny, piglike creature native to Bogosia, has a notorious reputation—both for its aggressive nature and its terrible taste. Despite being a major food source on the island, pitzol meat is infamous for being stringy, tough, and possessing a particularly unpleasant smell. While traditional Bogosian dishes still incorporate the creature out ofContinue reading “The Pitzol: Bogosia’s Infamous, Yet Essential, Native Creature”