Rat-on-a-stick is a dish or snack of a whole rat, skinned, cleaned of its internal organs, and roasted on a stick or skewer. It is eaten today chiefly in Thailand and Vietnam as both a street food and a local delicacy, valued as an affordable, protein-rich food, especially among rice farmers who also benefit from the pest control that comes with catching the rats. The practice of roasting rats for food has much older roots, including in Tang dynasty China, where they were referred to as household deer, as well as in ancient Rome and parts of Polynesia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The dish is consumed in Thailand and Vietnam.
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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. The dish is consumed in Thailand and Vietnam. Prior to roasting, the rat is typically skinned and washed, after which it is gutted to remove its internal organs and then roasted.
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They can be found grilled over an open flame, creating a portable street food snack, at almost any market in Southeast Asia.
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