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R.at snacks can solve world food price crisis: Official
14 Aug 2008, 0540 hrs IST,AGENCIES
PATNA: Eating ra.ts is the best way for rich and poor people to solve the global crisis of rising food prices, an official said on Wednesday as he unveiled his plan to put rodents on menus.
Regular r.at snacks would translate into fewer rodents eating precious grain stocks - 50 percent of which are lost in the northeastern state of Bihar every year to the animals, said Vijay Prakash, secretary of the state's welfare department.
"This will help in mitigating the global food crisis. We are sure that it will work wonders," Prakash said. "It will save half our grain, and will also reduce villagers' dependence on food stock."
Prakash's plan promotes consumption of r.at meat in homes, street stalls, restaurants and even international five-star hotels.
He said he was also holding talks with prestigious hotels outside India to encourage them to put r.at meat on their menus, but admitted his scheme had to overcome public prejudice.
"The only issue is how people react to r.at meat, but I think it will not be a problem," he said.
"Some socially deprived people in Bihar have always consumed r.at meat. If they can eat rats, why can't the rest of the people?" he said.
Members of the Mushar community and some other impoverished groups have traditionally eaten ra.ts in India.
"R.at meat will make up nutrition deficiencies among villagers, since ra.ts are a major source of protein," Prakash said.
*** snacks can solve world food price crisis: Official-India-The Times of India
14 Aug 2008, 0540 hrs IST,AGENCIES
PATNA: Eating ra.ts is the best way for rich and poor people to solve the global crisis of rising food prices, an official said on Wednesday as he unveiled his plan to put rodents on menus.
Regular r.at snacks would translate into fewer rodents eating precious grain stocks - 50 percent of which are lost in the northeastern state of Bihar every year to the animals, said Vijay Prakash, secretary of the state's welfare department.
"This will help in mitigating the global food crisis. We are sure that it will work wonders," Prakash said. "It will save half our grain, and will also reduce villagers' dependence on food stock."
Prakash's plan promotes consumption of r.at meat in homes, street stalls, restaurants and even international five-star hotels.
He said he was also holding talks with prestigious hotels outside India to encourage them to put r.at meat on their menus, but admitted his scheme had to overcome public prejudice.
"The only issue is how people react to r.at meat, but I think it will not be a problem," he said.
"Some socially deprived people in Bihar have always consumed r.at meat. If they can eat rats, why can't the rest of the people?" he said.
Members of the Mushar community and some other impoverished groups have traditionally eaten ra.ts in India.
"R.at meat will make up nutrition deficiencies among villagers, since ra.ts are a major source of protein," Prakash said.
*** snacks can solve world food price crisis: Official-India-The Times of India
(except cows of course 
) (and dogs and cats and horses) (and crows and pigeons and snails and tigers and elephants) (come to think of it, Indians spare a lot of animals)
jokes apart if Indians spare alot of animals why they are now ready to eat Ganish ???
