Facebook Twitter Pinterest Nutria, also known as a swamp rat, is a semi-aquatic rodent. Photograph: Gabrielle SavoyFor about four years, Metzler and his fellow documentarians Jeff Springer and Quinn Costello traveled to southern Louisiana, primarily during the November-to-April hunting season. It saw celebrated chefs, including the James Beard award winner Susan Spicer, prepare the rat in barbecue, jambalaya and jerky meals. Photograph: Gabrielle SavoyGonzales, an affable swamp rat hunter, lives on Delacroix Island, about 30 miles south of New Orleans. “The good Lord couldn’t get rid of ’em.”

Source: The Guardian October 31, 2017 10:52 UTC