Once "affair" with field mouse

Field mice often dig burrows to live in the fields; their food source is rice, plant sprouts, snails... In the rice harvest season at the end of the year, they breed a lot, each one is fat. People dig burrows or set traps to catch field mice, clean the meat, mix ginger with salt, crush it and rub it on the meat to remove the fishy smell.

Not everyone dares to try field mouse dish.

Grilled rat meat with salt and chili : Marinate the meat with salt and chili for about 30 minutes to let the meat absorb, put it on the grill over hot coals until the meat turns golden brown, the fat is sizzling and the aroma is fragrant, then take it out. Tear off a piece of hot, crispy meat and put it in your mouth to chew, you will feel each fiber of fragrant, firm rat meat, the sweet and fatty taste mixed with a bit of salty and spicy salt and chili, extremely delicious. This dish is eaten with sticky rice cooked with new rice and a bowl of mixed vegetable soup, there is no delicacy that can compare.

Stir-fried field mouse meat with galangal leaves : Mince the meat and marinate with spices. Heat oil in a pan and fry garlic until fragrant, add meat and stir-fry until cooked, season to taste, then add chopped galangal leaves and mix well, remove from heat, sprinkle with a little pepper to enhance the aroma. The natural sweetness of the meat mixed with a little bit of galangal flavor and the aroma of galangal leaves, mixed with rice, delicious!

Or like braised field mouse in coconut water: Simply marinate the meat with garlic, minced shallots, sugar, fish sauce, salt until it is absorbed, then put it in a pan and fry until golden brown. Then, pour in fresh coconut water to cover the meat, simmer until the coconut water has completely evaporated and mixed with the mouse meat until it turns a cockroach-brown color, then remove from heat. This dish is often eaten with bread at parties in the West, it is delicious like no other.

Once, my family and some friends from Ho Chi Minh City went to their hometown in Tien Giang for a party. The host served field mouse meat marinated with fish sauce, salt, satay, five-spice powder and flour, then fried until golden brown. Many people in the group did not know it was field mouse meat, so they ate it deliciously. When they found out, they shouted loudly, but they had already eaten it and it was so delicious that they... ate more.

If you have the opportunity to visit the West during the flood season, overcome your fear and try field mice. Just one time and you will be addicted to the wonderful taste of this unique dish.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/du-lich-xanh/mot-lan-dan-diu-voi-mon-chuot-dong-20231123204933535.htm