In India the poor people eat rats. To make extra money they’ll cook the rats and sell the “meal”.
We have plenty of big rats here in the Pacific Northwest.
I need to find some recipes the way things are heading under Biden.
Years ago they banned animal traps in Washington state. Although somehow it is still legal to buy and use a rat trap. Mole traps ARE illegal though. (crazy)
And if our minds are starting to wander that way, just imagine what will be happening in developing countries in 2023...
A good rat recipe is in here, along with many others from Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin series of the English navy.
Wooden ships and iron men.
https://www.amazon.com/Lobscouse-Spotted-Dog-Gastronomic-Companion/dp/0393320944