Why do Vietnamese like to eat rats so much?

Don't underestimate the rat meat, it should be divided into three grades, and the price of different grades of rat meat varies greatly. The "best" rat meat can be sold for $2 per kilogram, while the lowest rat meat can only be sold for $0.80 per kilogram, which is more than double the difference. In Vietnam, a poor country, the price of $2 per kilogram is really sky-high for meat. It is said that an expert rat catcher can earn 4 yuan a day.

In Vietnam, rat meat is called "mysterious meat". Strange to say, rats have caused great losses to farmers, but most Vietnamese like rats, not only because Vietnamese rural people have no more protein sources except rat meat, but more importantly, rat meat is good meat. Vietnamese people are very particular about eating mouse meat and are good at eating it. There are rat meat hot and sour soup, fried rat meat, curry rat meat and roasted rat meat, each with its own taste, which is the favorite food of Vietnamese people. Moreover, Vietnamese believe that rat meat has medicinal value, and cooking soup with rat meat and vegetables can be used to treat back pain. Rat meat contains amino acids, which has the effect of health care and beauty. Vietnamese girls like to eat mouse meat, which they regard as beauty and health care products.