rising food prices trigger thoughts of rat farming for low cost snack

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2553352/Eat-rats-for-snacks-says-Indian-official.html


Eat rats for snacks, says Indian official

An Indian welfare official has advised poor people to farm rats for snacks as a way to beat rising food prices.


Vijay Prakash, the welfare minister in Bihar state in eastern India, said he wanted to set up rat farms and sell the meat to upmarket hotels, street stalls and restaurants.

The project will start with stalls in rural fairs followed by "rat meat centres" in urban areas.

The 2.3 million members of the Musahar caste, one of the poorest in India, have traditionally eaten rats that they hunted in paddy fields.

Now Mr Prakash says rich people should also sample the meat, which he said was full of protein and tasted better than chicken.

"Some socially deprived people in Bihar have always consumed rat meat," he said. "If they can eat rats, why can't the rest of the people?"
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climate change is so much fun

[FreakinDJ]

1. Yeeeeewwwwwww.....

[Bob Dobbs]

2. Is there no level carnivores won't stoop to?

Stop eating meat, end world hunger immediately.

[mikelgb]

3. =( not eats us lolrats....

http://lolrats.blogspot.com/search/label/food

[ensho]

4. smiling - nice pictures - thanks

nt

[bdamomma]

12. Where are the cats when you need them.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

5. Rats are adorable

I have a pair of pet rats named Despina and Susanna (collectively, they are soubrats...).

They have an entirely undeserved bad reputation.

I don't think they'd make good eating, though.

[dysfunctional press]

6. so- lestat has now taken on the identity of vijay prakash, indian welfare minister...?

[originalpckelly]

7. "Tell them to eat rats."

"OK."

[AllentownJake]

8. Probably don't taste bad

Rabbit is good and its a rodent...but telling your people to eat rats is probably not a good idea.

[Mojorabbit]

15. Rabbits are no longer classified as rodents

They be lagomorphs. :)

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. McRats, coming soon to your area!

[marmar]

14. "McRats"

At McDonalds, who'd notice the difference?

[Buns_of_Fire]

10. Kentucky Fried Rats! Eleven secret seasonings!

(Of which the first nine are pepper, but who's to argue with Colonel Sanders?)

[Buns_of_Fire]

11. Chicken Fried Rat (with country gravy).

Ummmmm... And them's good eatin'!

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. Gummi Rats?

[mikelgb]

16. mmm, tapas anyone?

señor?