Today, we go underground to explore rat meat and how this sharp-mouthed animal has the potential to transform our dinner tables and livelihoods too! The diversity of our cuisine is what makes it so mysterious. After reading this article, the Government at large may need to consider embracing rats as part of gastronomy instead of fighting for their extinction.

Renowned for their strong flavor, medicinal properties (eugenol), and high value, they drove global trade, colonialism, and conflict, with the Dutch and Portuguese fighting for a monopoly in the 16th-17th centuries. The barbaric character of the Dutch is first witnessed during the scramble for precious cloves. To maintain high prices, the Dutch destroyed trees on islands they did not control, allowing production only on Ambon and Uliassers. By the early 1800s, the French succ