One for the rodent: Rats a cheap street snack in Cambodia

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 04:53:02 +0000

This photo taken on August 8, 2019 shows a man eating a grilled rat at a stall in Battambang province. - Barbecued field rats are not everybody's idea of a tasty treat, but in Cambodia's rural Battambang province they are popular as a cheap - and quick - snack, with small skewered ones going for 0.25USD each while larger rodents can cost 1.25USD. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)

BATTAMBANG, Cambodia — As he tears off a leg of a charcoal-grilled rat at a roadside stall in western Cambodia, Yit Sarin hails the simple joy of rodent and rice washed down with beer. “It’s delicious,” he says of the snack. Barbecued field rats are not everybody’s idea of a tasty treat, but in Cambodia’s […]

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