Rat nuggets: There is currently a warning going around that instead of chicken meat, whole baby rats end up in the batter in Chinese restaurants.
Rat nuggets – The most important thing to start with:
- The chicken nuggets you get in Chinese restaurants are supposedly rat nuggets.
- Whole baby rats should be used fried. In Greece, 27 children and 35 adults are said to have died after eating these rat nuggets.
- It is false news.
Many people turn to battered chicken when they visit the local Chinese restaurant. Plus the famous sweet and sour sauce. But what if there wasn't chicken meat hidden under the dough, but whole (!!!) baby rats?
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Rats are traded as a delicacy in many countries . There they are usually labeled as rats on the menu. But according to this status post circulating on Facebook, whole baby rats with all the trimmings are said to be used in Chinese restaurants. In addition, people are said to have died after eating:
The Facebook translation is as follows:
Be careful when eating, these are the famous chicken balls with sweet dressing, ? that are sold in Chinese restaurants. Please don't buy it 27 children died in Greece ? and 35 adults who became intoxicated to eat it.
In Mexico and several parts of the world ? are sold and what they actually give to eat are offspring of newborn rats... ? ? Caution!!!!
The fact check
The claim became particularly widespread in the Spanish-speaking world in 2019. ( we reported )
The origin of this message is a Spanish website called “24/7 Aldia” (unfortunately no longer available). However, the site was full of clickbait topics and sometimes misleading or simply false articles.
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There are no reports of deaths related to the consumption of these rat nuggets in the Greek, Spanish or Mexican media.
the Spanish site Publico, it is false news.
Conclusion:
Even if the shape of chicken nuggets from a Chinese restaurant resembles baby rats, this does not prove that there are complete animals under the breading. This would somehow be noticeable when consumed - you would notice it if you chewed on bones and innards.
In addition, there are absolutely no reports of poisoned children and adults in Greece who ate the meat in question.
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