Rat Tastes Good

Yup you heard right. I just got back from our homestay in the Mekong Delta. While I was there we endured torrential rain, crazy hot temperatures, mosquitos, and strange food. Our local tour guide mentioned that we could get Ricemouse to eat. A few of us were interested and asked them to prepare it. As it turns out, Ricemouse is actually a 3 pound Ricerat. They marinated it for a couple of hours and then we had a bar b que. And I have to say that Rat is actually really good. It is a mix between chicken and pork tastes with a consistency like chicken but a bit more bony. We ate and drank ricewine with the owner and loved every minute (see pictures). Im glad I had the chance to try rat. Hopefully I will get some more strange foods as I travel throughout Thailand and Malaysia. Otherwise we had a great time riding up and dow the river and checking out local businesses such as brick builders, candy makers, and a rice husking plant. O and I also got to hold a gigantic Python (also see pictures). I am a little tired and sweated out from the trip so I am just going to upload some pictures and videos for everyone to enjoy. Peace