Bamboo rat meat is expected to become a new dietary choice for the future

 

Phoenix-style braised wild bamboo rat
  
         The bamboo rat, also known as bamboo liu, mang li, bamboo li, bamboo root rat, winter-fur rat and so on, is the general name for the family Rhizomyidae in the order Rodentia, and gets its name because it mainly eats bamboo. It is large in size with plenty of meat, delicious in taste and rich in nutrients, and its fur is thick and soft. Its diet is clean, its meat is fine-grained and lean, and its flavor is extremely delicious, making it a top-grade game meat and a meat food with high nutritional value, low fat and low cholesterol. In addition, bamboo rat meat is also rich in phosphorus, iron, calcium, vitamin E and amino acids. The Compendium of Materia Medica states: "Bamboo rat meat is sweet, neutral and non-toxic. It tonifies the middle and boosts qi, and removes toxins." At the same time, modern medicine has proven that bamboo rat meat can promote the growth of human white blood cells and hair, enhance liver function and prevent vascular sclerosis, and has good effects against aging and in delaying puberty; it is a natural beauty and health tonic.
 
 
Xishuangbanna, Yunnan: braised bamboo rat at a farmer's home

       Bamboo rat feed consists mainly of crop straw and plant roots, so bamboo rat meat is closer to natural growth and more delicious. Bamboo rats have strong reproductive capacity, and the current market purchase price for commercial bamboo rats is 50-60 yuan per kg. Bamboo rat farming can be called a new type of breeding industry with high development value, large market demand, high yield, high efficiency, low consumption, grain savings and low risk.