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The market where rat earns top price, top position on holiday menu

Rat is more popular than chicken and pork at the Sunday market in the village of Kumarikata in Assam. [AFP ]

Freshly-caught rat is at the top of the holiday menu for crowds flocking to a market in northeastern India that specialises in rodents from local fields.

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