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It should be noted that rat is a delicacy in some countries (see [[Real Life]], below), which is potentially [[Foreign Queasine|a different trope altogether]].

 

{{quote|'''Spike:''' And is it tasty?

'''Jet:''' It’s totally disgusting. People eat it anyway for status, it’s "in" now. }}

* Referenced frequently in ''[[The Hunger Games]],'' where the starving people of District 12 are willing to eat most kinds of animals, including mice, rats, squirrels, and dogs (says one shopkeeper: "Once it's in the soup, I'll call it beef").

 

* Sometimes contemplated, or even done for real, by participants in reality shows such as ''[[Survivor]]'' or ''The Colony''.

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': While he was atoning for his sins after being re-ensouled, Angel subsisted on rat blood. Part of his [[Vegetarian Vampire]]-ness.

* Subverted in ''[[RuneScape]]''. The giant rats are so big you can carve ''steaks'' off of them.

 

* ''[[Freefall]]'' has (so far) two characters that enjoy the delights of entomological cookery (bug-eating): in the case of Sam Starfall, it's not clear how much of it is [[Alien Lunch]] as a result of being a [[Bizarre Alien Biology|squid in a suit]] and how much is his natural scavenger instincts. With vet Winston Thurmad it's a conscious dietary choice based on the fact that insects are healthier for you- high protein, low fat, and aside from haemovorous species, aren't likely to carry pathogens that affect humans. And of course, the [[Uplifted Animal]] engineer is quick to catch and eat rat (offscreen).

 

 

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