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This is a serious question.
The Russian restaurant Krasnodar Bistro is serving a burger made out of river rats at their restaurant for the USD equivalent of $8.50. The restaurant’s owner, Takhir Kholikberdiev, believes that anyone resistant to eating rats is misinformed, per Mashable.
And honestly, based on how the burger looks, I’m not entirely sure I’m ready to write off what he’s saying. Am I about to resolve myself to being okay with eating rats? I think I am.
“It’s a really clean animal; not only is it a herbivore but it washes all its food before it eats. And it’s very high in omega-3 acids. A lot of doctors and dieticians recommend it,” he further explained. But in this scenario alone, I think there are some other things to consider outside of simply the rat meat.
First and foremost, when you’re eating a burger of inferior meat quality, a bun and toppings can pretty much save that patty from itself. And call me crazy, but that bun and accompanying toppings look prettttttty delectable to me.
Furthermore, you’ve probably eaten worse. McDonald’s and Burger King? Their meat is so processed that it’s probably barely even beef when it’s all said and done. I’m not sure how they get these rats, but for all we know, they’re free range and snatched directly off the street.
And finally, the price is right. $8.50? You can spend upwards of $18 on a burger at a hip restaurant as long as you’re assured you’ll get some likes out of it. I’m sure it’ll come served on a monogrammed plate with a knife stuck through it, an egg on top, and a pile of truffle fries made with France’s finest bottom-of-the-barrel truffle.
All I’m saying is, you’d probably eat this burger in the right circumstances – and I’m not judging you for it.
Oh, and apparently they’re serving “river rat hotdogs, dumplings and even river rat wrapped in cabbage leaves” as well, so don’t spoil your meal before showing up. .
[via Mashable]
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They should rename it the “Finn Burger”.
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If you slap a fried egg on this and served it at a brunch I’m sure 98% of the hipsters in my town would go for it claiming rats are overpopulated in this region and they’re decimating the grubworm population.
Has to be a cage free organic egg though.
Are the rats grass fed?
“They’re a really clean animal” he says about an animal responsible for killing a third of the human population.
Don’t worry, apparently the rats wash their food before they eat it.
I mean I eat hot dogs, this would be a step up in terms of meat quality
Served with a side of Bubonic Plague
The fuck is wrong with you? No. I woke up with a touch of the stomach flu this morning, and contemplating this was enough to send me to the restroom.
I think by “river rat” that means it’s actually a nutria (or Coypu), not a rat rat. Meat for poors for sure, but I’ve eaten squirrel and such, so I wouldn’t go so far as to say there’d be something wrong with me if I ate it. If someone handed it to me I would take a bite and finish it if it tasted alright, for reference.
Are they free range, grass fed rats?
Hell No.
Hard pass.
Fuck that.