People in Nghe An rice district go hunting for 'special' field mice, having fun like a festival
(Baonghean.vn) - After the rain, people in Yen Thanh district (Nghe An) often go to the fields to hunt mice to prepare food. Dishes made from field mice are considered a "specialty" by the people here.
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| After storm No. 5, the fields in Yen Thanh district were often flooded. People in Long Thanh, Xuan Thanh, Hop Thanh communes... were excited to go to the fields to hunt.mouseto prepare food. In the photo: People of Long Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) go hunting for field mice. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| On this occasion, high rice fields and mounds of earth in the middle of the fields are ideal hunting grounds for groups of young and middle-aged people to catch field mice. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| After finding a mouse hole, people will dig a hole and pour water into the hole. When the water floods the corners of the hole, the mice will run out. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| When filled with watercave, the remaining task is to watch for the mice to run out to catch. At this time, the "hunters" often guard the mouse hole very tightly, blocking every corner, any mouse that appears at the entrance of the hole is immediately caught. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Some caves caught dozens of rats, but others only found a few. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| In the rice fields near the big canal, when the mice jump downchannel, the mouse hunter must jump down to catch it. The urging and cheering of the mouse hunters enlivens the entire field. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Hunting mice on rainy days, clothes are often covered in mud and soaked. Those who directly catch mice seem to have been bitten by mice. For people in the rice fields, hunting mice not only improves their meals but also makes them very excited. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| After hunting the rats, the groups butchered them right in the fields. The rats had their legs, tails, heads cut off, their skin peeled off, their internal organs thrown away, and they were washed. The results of the field rat hunting groups when they returned to the village were 2 - 4 kg of cleaned rat meat. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| When returning home, the rat meat will be clamped onto fresh bamboo sticks and grilled over a straw fire until golden brown. Depending on each person's preference, the rat meat will be processed into braised, fried, fake dog meat, stir-fried with lemongrass and chili... On rainy days, field rat meat has become a specialty, a favorite of many people in the rice fields. Photo: Huy Thu |
| Enjoy the field mouse hunting after the rain of the people of Yen Thanh rice village. Video: Huy Thu |
