Bat soup is a popular dish in China and the Philippines, and many people eat it there as soup before the main meal.
This type of soup contains bats that are cooked and are alive, to which some spices, garlic and ginger are added and received great acceptance in the Chinese cities, but eating this strange type of soup led to an outbreak of the Corona virus that swept the Chinese city of Wuhan, which deals with this type of soup in a large way Then he moved from it to the rest of the Chinese cities and even to the world.
According to his newspaper The Sun Chinese scientists claimed that this soup is the cause of infection with the Coronavirus.
What is bat soup?
Bats soup is a popular dish especially in Wuhan, China. Some recipes do not include whole bats, but soups are made from broth that comes from boiling bats in a saucepan..
In some places in the world, eating bats is illegal due to the risk of zoonotic diseases, as bats are known to carry the Ebola virus and Marburg virus, and transmit them to humans who deal with them. Bats may also carry viruses or strains of rabies.
How to make bats soup according to the Chinese way it is prepared is washed live bats, water, 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger slices, large onion, garlic, chopped green onions, soy sauce and coconut milk.
The chef places the bats that are still alive in a large kettle, to which water, ginger, onion, garlic, and salt are added. The mixture is boiled and cooked for 60 minutes. The bats are served as one of the sources of protein in a bowl of broth and soup and served for those who want to eat them.
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