The nutria, or river rat, is the victim of the Russian capital's most challenging current food craze Forget kale, forget quinoa. This season's foodie craze in Moscow is homegrown, affordable and full of nutrients. It's rat. Well, not quite rat, but nutria, a giant orange-toothed rodent also known as coypu or river rat, and indigenous to southern Russia. The furry, whiskered beast is finding its way on to plates at several Moscow restaurants this autumn.
The nutria, or river rat, is the victim of the Russian capital's most challenging current food craze Forget kale, forget quinoa. This season's foodie craze in Moscow is homegrown, affordable and full of nutrients. It's rat. Well, not quite rat, but nutria, a giant orange-toothed rodent also known as coypu or river rat, and indigenous to southern Russia. The furry, whiskered beast is finding its way on to plates at several Moscow restaurants this autumn.
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