Re: Na<m Tra^u noi' chuye^.n... chuo^.t

["Thanh C. Nguyen" <ncthanh@csd.uwm.edu>]

On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Ian Bui wrote:

> 
> RE:
> >   Hanoi (Reuter) -- A provincial official in northern Vietnam said
> >   Saturday that local villagers near Hanoi had handed in 62,629 rat
> >   tails following a cash-for-rodent campaign.
> >   
> 
> Could someone explain to me what happen to the rodent themselves 
> after getting their tails clipped? Are they let loose to grow back
> their tails for the next cash-for-rodent(tail) campaign?!?
> 
> Thanks,

Hi Ian:

I think you are too business minded :). I mean "Ba'c co' ma'u la`m a<n qua'" 
(Do they talk like that in English?). 

I guess the rodent can be fried or roasted. I never have chance to 
taste it myself. But it's said to be very very good. Can anybody confirm 
this?

-Thanh.