VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the northern province of Nam Dinh are flocking to a roadside market near Gat Dan station in Yen Chinh Commune, Y Yen District, with bumper hauls of rats as the rat hunting season gets into full swing.

Rat meat sold by roadside

A market at the Cau Gie- Ninh Binh interchange is bustling with buyers and sellers.

The rat hunting season lasts from September 15 through to March of the lunar calendar.

Rat meat is a popular accompaniment with alcohol. It fetches about VND70,000 a kilogram. One local catcher, named Nghia, said he was making VND800,000 and VND1 million a day.

Another local catcher, named Tam, said, “There are about ten rat meat sellers in the area and most buyers are passers-by who use it as gifts. Rat meat tastes really nice and the annual catch keeps down the number of rats and protects our crops.”

Photos taken from rat market in Nam Dinh:

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