(Baonghean.vn) - Autumn, when the cool breezes blow across the recently harvested rice fields, is also the season for hunting field mice in Nghe An province. In many rural areas of the districts...In Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc, Quynh Luu... a large number of people gathered in the fields to hunt rats.
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| In recent years, rat meat has become considered a rural delicacy. The price of rat meat can sometimes reach 70,000 VND/kg, leading many people to flock to the fields to hunt rats. |
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| There are many ways to catch rats, such as digging with a shovel, smoking them out, or pouring water on them. |
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| Elementary school students also take advantage of the opportunity to go to the fields to catch rats. |
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| Hunting and trading field mice provides farmers with additional income during the off-season, while also contributing to rodent control and crop protection. |
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| The hunted rats are butchered by buyers and roasted over straw right in the field. |
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| Rat meat can be prepared in many ways: Roasted rat meat, skinned and then marinated with lemongrass, chili, and salt, or deep-fried until crispy; braised in soy sauce; roasted; stir-fried with mustard greens; boiled rat meat marinated in lime leaves and served with chili salt. (In the photo: A dish made from field rat.) |
Photo: Tien Dung
Technical: Duong Tuan
