Mice on the menu in virus-hit Malawi


A man selling mice, a popular snack, at Manjawira along the Lilongwe-Blantyre road in the Ntcheu District, eastern region of Malawi, recently. – EPA pic, September 4, 2020.

A POPULAR snack when food is bountiful, mice have become a vital source of protein in Malawi since the coronavirus outbreak aggravated food shortages and economic hardship. 

Vendors waving long skewers of roasted field mice typically stand along Malawi’s main highway, targeting motorists travelling between the two largest cities, Blantyre and Lilongwe.


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