In Cambodia kann man lecker essen !!!
Leider ist Rattenfleisch wieder teurer geworden.
Rat meat price hikes accompany Cambodia's rising cost of living
Posted : Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:41:05 GMT
Phnom Penh - The rocketing price of more conventional meats due to
bird flu quarantines and world oil prices has doubled the market price
of rat meat in Cambodia, local media reported Tuesday. Rat meat has
become so valuable that rice farmers "in their hundreds" had set up
sideline businesses catching rats and making them table-ready,
reported the Khmer-language daily Kampuchea Thmey.
Whereas a kilo of the best quality rat meat went for around 50 cents
two years ago, it now fetches up to 1.50 dollars, the paper reported.
Restrictions on imports of pigs and poultry in an attempt to limit the
spread of avian influenza, or bird flu, combined with high petrol
prices have pushed up the prices of more usual staples.
Cambodians in certain provinces have long caught rats as a protein
source when rodent numbers reach a peak during the rice harvest and
enjoy the meat roasted or dried as a snack while drinking.