Blog guy, since the “Year of the Rat” is about to begin, it seems to me that you need to do a better job of keeping us up on rodent news. That’s why many of us come to your blog.
Hmmm, that explains quite a bit. It happens that rodent stories are cropping up all over in connection with food. We have photos of the rat plate special at an eatery, to go with a story called No ratatouille on menu, but plenty of rat. I also find recent shots of grilled rats in Vietnam, but you don’t want to see those here, trust me.
Meanwhile, a hospital patient in Finland found a mouse head among steamed vegetables on his plate. Apparently unaware of how tasty rodents can be, he was unhappy, according to Where’s the rest of my mouse?
Chef Lin Kuei-chien holds a rat meat dish inside the Ho-La restaurant in Chiayi, Taiwan, January 25, 2008. REUTERS/ Nicky Loh
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Well at least it’s not….um….well….no…that’s pretty much the pinnacle of disgusting.
- Posted by KDear Rat eater,
I do enjoy hunting rats myself. I frequent the sweres and try to stab the vermin in the back of the head. It all goes well for my research into th Black Plague and the dreaded Yersinia Pestis:
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Dear Robert,
After this story appeared in the Taiwan newspapers and around the world via Reuters Life! — note the ! mark! — some PETA protesters protested: “GROUP’S ‘YEAR OF THE RAT’ PLEA: GIVE RATS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE” and “Intelligent, Social, and Much-Maligned Animals Deserve Kindness, Says PETA”…..
“As people around the world prepare to ring in the Year of the Rat, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Asia-Pacific (PETA) is calling on everyone to treat rats with kindness and respect. Why? Because rats are intelligent, sensitive, and friendly animals who bear the brunt of human fears and prejudices and often end up painfully trapped, poisoned, and killed. PETA contends that people who learn about or come to know rats find out just how sweet, affectionate, and clean these animals can be.”
- Posted by Dan BloomPETA’s against it? Allow me to lend them my full support.
- Posted by CharleneCharlene’s comment drips sarcasm like a cooked rat drips savory, succulent and delicious barbeque sauce. Mmmmm, sarcasm.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksCan I get a side of dried squid with that?
- Posted by Shawn HendricksIs it true that some folks in Asian countries eat dogs? If this is true, are they wild dogs are dogs that are bred?
I wonder what they taste like. I don’t suppose any of us in the west would be inclined to try it.
- Posted by answers universe