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Barbecued Rats Fetch More Than UK Pork
29 December 2011
They are caught in the wild and must be pretty daunting, he says, since they weigh 2-3 kg each. Apparently, they are quite popular barbecued and are seen as a cheap form of protein.
However, Mr Curtis draws an interesting comparison with the price paid for pigs by UK processors. The Thai rat-catcher is paid around £1 more per kg — about 125 baht (£2.50) per kg liveweight, compared with around £1.50 live paid to British pig farmers for their pigs who are currently losing money on every pig produced. The Thai rat carcases fetch around £5 per kg at the roadside stall.
He says he declined to try these and he will stick to pork, consumption of which is growing very fast as living standards in Thailand improve.
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