For many people, rat meat is often on the list of the strangest and most disturbing foods, but in the San Luis Potosí region of Mexico, rat meat has long been prized for its exotic flavor and is believed to have medicinal properties.
In recent years, stalls selling rat meat and rat dishes have disappeared from local markets. However, one stall in the Mercado República de San Luis Potosí still sells rat dishes, including soup made from rat broth and even live rats.
Each bowl of rat soup cooked with a variety of vegetables and spices contains a whole field rat and is sold for 100 pesos (more than 40,000 VND).
The last rat butcher at the Mercado República is José Remedios Hernández, also known as "Camilo." He says he inherited the strange business from his mother, who recently passed away.
There used to be dozens of rat meat sellers in the market, but they have all retired or passed away. Camilo's stall has been in operation for 52 years and he plans to keep it going for as long as possible.
It is known that all the rats in Camilo's broth are caught in the surrounding rural and urban areas around San Luis Potosí, which are considered a food source with very high nutritional value. They believe that rat meat is especially beneficial for people with anemia, diabetes, and cancer, helping to nourish the body and increase appetite.
In addition to rat soup, Camilo also sells live rats for 90 pesos (nearly 40,000 VND) for those who want to prepare this dish at home. For half a century, the Camilo family's unique stall has attracted a lot of curiosity and interest from diners who want to enjoy this strange flavor.
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