Lent: Guess we were wrong

UPDATE: We previously scoffed at Michigan Catholics eating rodents for Lent. Now we may have to eat crow.

Apparently, rodents are tasty after all. Who knew?

Take the case of the capybara of Venezuela, reputed to be the world’s largest rodent. Salted capybara tastes like a mixture of sardines and pork. "While the Roman Catholic Church generally forbids eating meat during certain days of Lent, many Venezuelans insist that the capybara is more akin to fish than to meat...."

In fact, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez swears by capybara empanadas washed down with papaya juice.

So I guess we should say, "Buen provecho!"


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