Learn more here. You must be logged in to post a comment. Heck, with people worrying about food shortages as the world population increase, this can be one solution. I used to raise white mice when I was a kid and then white rats in my Lab as a post-graduate.
They were very friendly and like to crawl on my shoulder. Unfortunately, they all had to be sacrificed for medical research. Well, I did let several of my favorite white mice escape in the field by our house. American companies are sending chickens to China to be processed and sent back. Given the reputation of Chinese food products, this makes me wonder if the meat that tastes like chicken really is chicken, or….
I read an article recently that claimed that what is being sold as boneless chicken wings are actually rat meat. Not eating chicken ever again unless I kill it myself. This is uncalled for. Rats in our society are vermin. They live in sewers and carry disease borne viruses. I am nearly 70 years old, sold the Honolulu Advertiser as a nine-year-old kid and have had a lifelong readership relationship with this paper. Consider this a complaint, I am so disgusted.
Sheer necessity? After tasting rats in different countries, Gates says people do so more from choice than being forced to out of scarcity. Rats may not be currently on the menu of your favourite neighbourhood restaurant, but as we move into a more globalised world with more adventurous diners, it is not unreasonable to think that rodents could one day feature on Western menus more frequently. Just give it a try. You might like it. After all, for some, it is the most delicious meat they have ever tasted.
The countries where rats are on the menu. Share using Email. While rats are met with revulsion in most parts of the world, some communities put rodents pride of place on the dinner menu.
Rodent meat is the most delicious and best meat they can imagine. Rat meat is a bit like pork, but very tender, like slowly cooked pork shoulder - Stefan Gates. Tasty rats around the world Our taste for rodents goes back many centuries. November 11, , PM. Blame Brussels. Trending 1. Fiona Hill: U. The Bomb Didn't Beat Japan Stalin Did Shares. Latest Analysis. Andrew Connelly. Or are they? The Month in World Photos. Trending Fiona Hill: U. Read how rats became an unescapable part of city living.
At least 89 rodent species are eaten around the world, from Asia to Africa to South America to the United States, where squirrels have long been a staple. Thy," as he hunted the animals amid the farmlands of Quang Ninh, a province in northeastern Vietnam. See gorgeous photos of Vietnam.
Rat-catching is a vital source of side income for Vietnamese farmers, who trap rats alive in wire or bamboo cages and export them to small processing centers, where the meat is then sold to local markets. Thy has a seasonal business catching the rodents, which he either sells or brings home for his family dinner. In Vietnam's rural areas, rat is often washed down with beer or rice whisky, Singleton says.
Rat-cooking techniques vary, Teh discovered. He saw rats killed by being placed in hot water, though Singleton has only seen rats done in by a severe blow to the head. Read about the future of food in National Geographic magazine. Steamed rats are said to have a stronger taste, and bigger rats are thought to be simply better eating.
During his travels, Teh was told rats are nutritious, particularly for pregnant women; Singleton confirms the meat is high in protein and low in fat. Though most wild rats in Vietnam are healthy and low in parasites, there are some potential health concerns when handling them before cooking. The mammals carry more than 60 diseases that can affect humans. In places where rats are crop pests, particularly in Vietnamese rice fields, farmers will put out rat poisons, slow-acting anti-coagulants that can take up to five days to kill their victims.
The fear of ingesting rat poison is why many Vietnamese prefer to shop for live rats in local markets, where they can determine for themselves if the animal looks healthy.
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