Africa: Is Africa the next Asia?
The world richest continent in terms of natural ressources and the poorest according to the world bank ranking system should learn many things from Asia. Malnutrition is still a big concern, meat in the plate is a miracle. But you know what ? If Cambodians where there, they would be eating meat every single minute.
In Africa, if a rat comes out, all the kids waste their left energy running after it and when they catch it, it’s simply killed and thrown away. however, it’s not the same here in Asia.
In Cambodia, no rat is left to waste… especially not when inflation has increased the cost of meat almost double in the last year.
Many Cambodians already believed rat meat to be a great source of protein and a tasty little snack when gathered together drinking, but the popularity of the meat really began to increase when beef hit around $10 a pound.
At around $2.50 a pound, rat meat favorites like the garlic-flavored field rat have quickly replaced the standard beef dishes.
“Not only are our poor eating it, but there is also demand from Vietnamese living on the border with us.” said an agricultural official from Koh Thom.
Not only have the locals saved money by eating more rat meat, they have also been able to earn more money by catching rats and making them table-ready.
(weirdasianews)