Hunting field rats, a local delicacy, in Zacatecas, Mexico.

Rats… This year's Chinese Lunar New Year Zodiac animal.. and a local delicacy in Mexico? See why and how they catch them.

Rat soup is a delicacy in northern Mexico, seen as particularly delicious because the animals are hunted from the wild.

Local lore tells that rat suop has curative properties, and is particularly recommended for pregnant women.