Rat Anyone?

Ananova: Fried rat shocks diners in Chilean restaurant

A restaurant in Chile is serving fried rat with potatoes as one of its main courses.

It is a traditional dish in parts of neighbouring Peru but has shocked diners in Santiago, says Las Ultimas Noticias.

Marco Barandarian, the Peruvian chef of the Barandarian restaurant, said: "Here people get all disgusted and ask how can we serve such dish but we have eaten them forever in Peru."

Mr Barandarian added: "The meat is red and tastes much better than rabbit. It is like pork and we serve the whole rat, head included."

I suppose this is one way of getting rid of vermin.

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[panasianbiz]

I stumbled across your blog while I was doing some online research. While I've lived in many countries and have eaten many different cuisines, there are certain places my appetite just won't go. Fried rat is definitely on my list of "not a chance" foods.