Why Did People Used to Eat Bread Made of Rats?

Bread was a big deal, but sometimes it had rats inside. Imagine you're baking bread, and instead of just flour, you add something else: rats! They were tiny, they were easy to mix in, and people didn't mind eating them because the bread still tasted good.

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A baker adds tiny bits of rat meat into the dough before baking.
Children eat bread that feels a little bumpy inside.
Rats are caught and turned into bread ingredients.

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