Incredible India: Incredible Food

India is increasingly becoming prosperous by day, although some think that the Indian eonomy is a bubble waiting to be burst, as its now more and more dependent on the US $, and the NRI’s abroad. But while people become more educated, and the country spends around $80 Million US Dollars on their recent unmanned space mission re-inventing the wheel, and spending around $125 BILLION on an aircraft program, this prosperity and expenditure is also helping the Indian culture including its food "evolve". There are some VERY INTERESTING (to say the least) Indian dishes being invented in this prosperous and "Incredible India".

What a state, India has so much money to spend, dreams to become the next super power, education, not to forget the man power but still the poor have to resolve to eating RATS. While every second child in the country is malnourished, the govt ministers prefer to send "something" to the moon. And instead of putting this money in improving the lives of its poor majority, the state officials now urge people to survive by eating RATS!!!

Are you by any chance doing business with Indians? Well you better think twice before you shake hands with one, they might have just finished their RAT dinner as shown below.

Better still, keep distance from these Dirty Disgusting Creatures.

Indian State Govt URGING Indians to eat RATS !

"In the countryside, in roadside cafes, people have rats as a snack with drinks" says the Principal Secretary of the state's Welfare Department, Vijay Prakash.

Mr Prakash says his proposals to popularise rat meat eating are intended to uplift their social-economic condition.
"There are twin advantages of this proposal. First, we can save about half of our food grain stocks by catching and eating rats and secondly we can improve the economic condition of the Musahar community," he told the BBC.

According to Mr Prakash, about 50% of total food grain stocks in the country are eaten away by rodents. So now Indians have decided to claim back what is being taken from them, by eating these thieves!!

Now state officials are asking hotels and restaurants to devise interesting ways of poaching, roasting or stewing the meat.

He wants rat snacks served at bus and train stations, and roadside cafes. 'Once people accept it as just another meat like chicken or mutton, it will become popular,' said Vijay Prakash, Bihar's social welfare secretary.

Mr Prakash says that his research has revealed that it is a popular food item in some parts of Bihar where it is known at roadside hotels by the name of "Patel-bageri".

"People now PREFER to eat rat meat instead of chicken or goat as it comes cheaper and is more tasty and healthy " says Vijay Prakash

Mr Prakash says that he has recipes to make rat eating a delicacy, which he now wants to distribute to all the hotels in Bihar.

"Rats have almost no bones and are quite rich in nutrition. People at large don't know this cuisine fact but gradually they are catching up."

'India has about eight rats per person. If rat meat sells for 50 rupees a kilo and each rat weighs a kilo - field rats are fat and heavy - then a poor family can make 150 rupees a day by catching just three rats.

'Once it becomes as normal as chicken, then I will encourage people to start rat farming.'

Jitan Ram Manjhi, Bihar's caste and tribe welfare minister, said rat meat was a HEALTHY alternative to expensive rice or grains, and should be eaten by one and all.

"We are very serious to implement this project since the food crisis is turning serious day by day," said Mr Manjhi, who has eaten rats.

Source: BBC and Reuters