Feb 7 2008

Welcome to the year of the rat

Thanks to Fred Tripp for making sure that no serious foodie misses yesterday’s Wall Street Journal report on eating rats in Viet Nam. Here is the food system connection: Because so many Vietnamese birds were destroyed to prevent the spread of bird flu, people are eating snakes and cats instead. With these predators out of the way, the rat population has exploded and lunch seems an excellent use for them. Interesting idea. A barbecue stand in Washington Square anyone?

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  • Sheila
  • February 7, 2008
  • 2:34 pm

Usually, I appreciate an opportunity to eat culturally diverse foods. But rats? Uhhh, …I think I’m full right now, thank you.

My friend, Two Toes, has the Rat on a Stick(R) franchise for Manhattan. You can find his delicious rat sticks at the Union Sq. market on Wed & Sun. His rat meat is sort of organic, and pretty free range. Not too many growth hormones or anti-biotics were given to his rats. No “downer” rats are ever used as food or bait. Union Sq. only gets his Grade A meat, too – the rest goes to an undisclosed meat processor in Jersey City (who uses it to “supplement” his ground beef). Wine pairing: Heavily oaked, highly alcoholic California syrahs are “a match made in heaven.” The last hour on Sundays he has a 3 fer 2 special. Finally, he’s quite proud that two NY three-star Michelin restaurants are using his rat livers to keep the cost of their foie gras down.

Visit http://www.ratonastick.com for tasty Valentine’s Day treat ideas. Your lover will never guess what that “tasty morsel” is!

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