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California officials encouraging residents to eat invasive rodents (www.theguardian.com)

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Wildlife experts claim nutria, which destroy habitats with voracious eating habits, taste like rabbit or dark turkey meat

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Some encysted parasites are resistant to heat but there is a temperature that if maintained for the correct amount of time will make it safe to eat. Other methods to help with food safety include salt curing, freezing, or microwave radiation but you will always still have to thoroughly cook the meat.