In Cambodia, inflation has caused the price of rat meat to quadruple this year, in accordance with supply and demand. I don’t know which disturbs me more: the supply, or the demand.
The current price in about 5,000 riel per kilogram, or 69 pence/kg. To put it in American trade terms, that means that you can buy rat meat to eat but you would be trading your self respect.
Rat meat is commonly eaten in Cambodia, neighboring Vietnam, and parts of eastern India. The upside is the money saved. The downside: rat breath.
People have apparently been seeking this food source, rabidly.
Cambodians have begun to experience cravings for rat. In the middle of the night, it just starts gnawing at you.
Some popular new dishes include:
Ratwurst
Ratini pasta
Potatoes Au-Rat-in
of course, Ratatouille.
And for dessert, Peppermint Ratties
Among some, this is being viewed as a potential international threat. In fact, the White House is furious that Cambodia has secretly been harboring Weapons of Mass Disgusting.
There’s an old saying: “Give a man a rat and he’ll eat for a day, but teach a man not to eat rat and he’ll thank you for life.”
This raises a lot of other questions. For example, "The Cambodian Board of Health: what the hell’s the point?"
What does the counter help ask you in a restaurant that serves rat burgers, anyway? “Do you want flies with that?”
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