Rat-on-a-stick

Barbecued rats for sale near Suphan Buri, Thailand

Rat-on-a-stick, also referred to as rat kebab, is a dish or snack consisting of a roasted rat served on a stick or skewer.[1][2] The dish is consumed in Thailand and Vietnam.[1][3] Prior to roasting, the rat is typically skinned and washed, after which it is gutted to remove its internal organs and then roasted.[1]

By country

Rat meat is considered by some people in South Vietnam and Thailand to be a delicacy, and in recent times, its popularity has increased in both countries.[1][4][2] It is also served as a street food in these countries. Rat kebab is also a dish in some Cantonese recipes.[5]

Rat-on-a-stick has been consumed by contestants on the U.S. reality television show Survivor.[lower-alpha 1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Live larvae for lunch and rat-on-a-stick for dinner may be the reality for the castaways on CBS's hit show Survivor..."[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Watson, Leon (December 4, 2013). "Vietnam restaurant offers roasted rat on stick as local delicacy". Daily Mail. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Shukla, Pragati (June 23, 2017). "Halloween Horror: Rat on a Stick". NDTV. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Molloy, M.J.; Duschinsky, P.; Jensen, K.F.; Shalka, R.J. (2017). Running on Empty: Canada and the Indochinese Refugees, 1975-1980. McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History. MQUP. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-7735-5063-6. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ McFadyen, Siobhan (October 19, 2015). "Rice farmers rake in extra cash during harvest season". Daily Mirror. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mitchinson, J.; Lloyd, J. (2008). The Book of Animal Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong. Crown/Archetype. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-307-44991-7. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News Publishing Corporation. 2000. p. 37. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

Further reading

  • Lyons, Rob (April 24, 2014). "Rat kebab? You doner wanna eat it, says Nick Clegg". Metro. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  • Denton, Oliver (July 31, 2013). "Man hospitalised after eating rat kebab". Metro. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
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