I don’t think I’m ready to eat rats. Hell, I can’t even eat squid or oysters. Rats? No, not gonna happen.

But over in India, they lose half of their grain stock to the vermin. And people over there are poor and hungry, so maybe it’s not such a bad idea? Vijay Prakash, secretary of the state’s welfare department has come up with a plan to put rat meat on menus even in prestigious hotels.

Ok, that’s just crazy. Rat meat under glass with new potatoes and rice? Hmm.. NOT. Apparently there are places in India where people eat rats regularly. But I think the fancy restaurants and hotels might be pushing the idea a bit far.

Well, it does solve several problems at once though. The rat population is diminished by eating them, so people would have a new source of protein in their diet, and the grain stocks would not be eaten so much so more grain would be available.

Still, the whole idea is quite unappetizing to me. Then again, I’m not in India and I’m not hungry.

Found here at UTI and Here.

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