Eating Rats for Dinner

06.27.2007 - One of the perks of my job as a rodent removal specialist is that my work yields me free dinner. Some days I don't eat well, but tonight it's a feast! I caught eight plump and juicy rats today, so I'm in for a hearty meal. Many people ask me how I prepare the rats for eating. Most people seem to think that I skin them, butcher them, and sauté the succulent rat meat in a garlic butter fry. Some have suggested that I probably stuff the rats, put a grape in their mouth, and bake like a turkey. When I caught rats in the Chinatown section, it was implied that I'd stir-fry the rats with vegetables. Other people assume that I simply put the rats on a rotating spit and have a barbeque. These all seem like reasonable suggestions, but the truth is that I keep it very simple. I like my rats au natural. Just a little A-1 sauce for flavor, but a whole rat is so good as it is, why mess with the original formula? Snakes, cats, owls, and all sorts of animals eat rats in the raw, so why should I be any different? Well, all of this talk is making my mouth water, so I'm going to stop writing right now and go enjoy myself a sumptuous supper.  Bon appetit!