To ask what in the holy hell have I just been served?

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It looks like rat. Please tell me it isn't rat?
I've eaten many a strange thing in my day (I have a weird job that often requires me to) but feel like rat would be a new low.

For context, I'm in Russia and was served it by a non English speaking Housekeeper who I suspect doesn't like me much.

it's rat isn't it?

Poultry

If she brings out the next course on a large platter, it will be badger.

First badger, now ratty. It'll be mole and toad next!

Guinea pig

hahahahaha! best typo ever.(dick/duck)was feeling really hard done by for a moment.

My first thought was quail too, and its delicious!

@everythingthelighttouches, I have just elsewhere been reliably informed that the badger was steamed, not grilled, as I previously thought.

Btw, I love your username.

I've eaten rat (barbecued) and it looked nothing like that (and tasted good!)

Pretty sure they don’t ear rodents in Russia, they eat a lot of game and fish, I’m guessing it’s quail, looks like you can see the pattern (little dots) where the feathers were, just like on a duck.
I would eat it 😁

Um. For some reason it's making me a bit uneasy. Not sure why.

100% quail. I’ve had it a few times.
As soon as I saw the photo I thought quail!

It has a face! I wouldn’t be eating that (especially if she doesn’t like you).

Skip to Owl Ice Cream dessert.

Just cut it, OP.

Ribs in the left half = rodent

Ribs in the right half = bird

I vote bird.

Where the fuck is a 'face'

Not guinea-pig, they do them spatch cocked.

Google "Russian Herring" that'll be your next course >

I'm voting quail or similar small bird with wings removed and legs cut shorter than normal.

Lick it. That's always my advice on "unidentified" MN items.

Let us know when you've licked it.

Does it taste nice? That's all that matters

^ this

The face I see

I used to breed quail, and that's what it looks like to me. If so, it'll be bloody delicious!

It just looks like my pet rats face. I won't be cooking them to find out though I'm afraid

It's 100 percent a small bird, most likely quail. Sometimes the wings are removed as they are so tiny and a total faff to pluck. They long tail like thing is its neck.
Eat it, it will be tasty.

What did you order from menu?

Definitely bird.

The curved bit at the top is the neck, and the two stumps at the bottom are thighs.

As a person who keeps pet rats I can promise you THIS IS NOT A RAT.
They are a completely different shape and there is virtually no flesh on them