Rats and mice are also a special food in some parts of the world. In China, people like
rice rats especially. They clean and salt them and leave them in oil. Then they hang them to
dry. These rats sell in the market for twice the price of the best pork. Farmers in Thailand
also love rice rats. It Vietnam, mice from the rice fields are fried or grilled. In Spain, there is
a traditional dish called paella, which is made with rice and pieces of fish. In the town of
Valencia, this dish also has rat meat to give it a special flavor.