geovalin Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Rodents are simply an inexpensive lunch for workers and farmers Battambang, Cambodia: As he tears off a leg of a charcoal-grilled rat at a roadside stall in western Cambodia, Yit Sarin hails the simple joy of rodent and rice washed down with beer. "It's delicious," he says of the snack. Barbecued field rats are not everybody's idea of a tasty treat, but in Cambodia's rural Battambang province they are popular as a quick - and cheap - snack, with small skewered ones going for $0.25 each while larger rodents can cost $1.25. read more https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/one-for-the-rodent-rats-a-cheap-street-snack-in-cambodia-1.1565851071363 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 They should send some rat catchers to Pattaya especially early morning along beach road.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I love rat ! They are clean field rats and are very tasty, like beef. I always eat them when in the village, frogs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I can't believe there are not popular in Thailand. We ate bugs upcountry, but was never offered rat (or mice). Nor did i see anyone cooking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macthehat Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said: I can't believe there are not popular in Thailand. We ate bugs upcountry, but was never offered rat (or mice). Nor did i see anyone cooking them. They are popular in N.East Thailand . Surprisingly tasty and the baby rats are apparently more sought after .... couldn't bring myself to eat the babies . Like the old saying " I love kids ,but couldn't eat a whole one " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB2 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Ahhhhh... 'Mickey mouse BBQ' - My wife's favorite up country dish ???? She's had me reversing back up the road hundreds of yards after flying past a road side vendor at highway speeds so she can get her dose of rat meat. Apparently, as long as the rat eats only field vegetation and rice, then its OK to eat. But, if the rate is a feral city rat which lives in a cities sewers, then it is considered un-clean and likely to contain toxins. The same goes for the common cochroach and other larger sometimes edible insects. Come to think about it, she eats pretty much everything... But I have nothing to worry about though, since I hang around in Pattaya, and under the usual rules, 'may contain toxins and am not fit to eat. Thus I can sleep well at night without worrying about waking up with a body part missing that is now marinated and revolving on the BBQ ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Again another example of not understanding how to use english language in the heading.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I ate it already. Good taste like chicken. Nothing wrong with it if it is properly grilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Paddy rat. Eat it in Thailand too. Nothing novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 7 hours ago, jaiyen said: I love rat ! They are clean field rats and are very tasty, like beef. I always eat them when in the village, frogs too. I never knew frogs ate rats. You live and learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosst Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 5:37 PM, AgMech Cowboy said: I can't believe there are not popular in Thailand. We ate bugs upcountry, but was never offered rat (or mice). Nor did i see anyone cooking them. Saw them at the Laos markets in Nong Khai province Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phycokiller Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 the paddy rats probably are good but i would certainly avoid the city rats, even hungry street cats give them a detour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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