German headache solved with '2 million raccoon' sausage?

Sausage made from raccoon meat, an exotic American raccoon that threatens native ecosystems, is gaining popularity in Germany, CNN reported on the 31st of last month.

CNN introduced the story of Michael Rice, who makes and sells sausages and salami using raccoon meat that was discarded in Kade, about 90 kilometers west of Berlin.

Rice said there were many raccoons thrown away as hunting was allowed to control the population, and he came up with raccoon sausages after thinking about products for eco-friendly international food fairs.

He said he made a "raccoon ball," a meatball made from processed raccoon meat, and submitted it to the fair, which was very popular, and now sells seven types of raccoon meat products, including sausages and salami, online and elsewhere.Mr.

Rice boasted that he was the only one selling raccoon meat in Europe, and that there were even people who drove 150 kilometers to taste raccoon sausages.No one said

that raccoon meat was disgusting or inedible, and frankly, everyone liked it.He explained that the taste of

raccoon is not much different from other meats and has a slightly soft texture, and that if you eat it with knowledge, you may not feel much difference from other sausages.Mr.

Rice argued that raccoon sausages are becoming a novel choice for customers, while also being an innovative response to the growing number of raccoon populations, a serious problem that threatens the ecosystem.

According to the German Federation for Conservation of Nature, raccoons in Germany were introduced for fur farms in the 1920s and were first released into the wild in 1934.

Since then, it has reproduced quickly in cities and forests based on its excellent adaptability, and it is estimated that about 2 million animals currently reside in Germany.

Nearly all states in Germany are permitting raccoon hunting to manage populations as the population grows, threatening biodiversity in Germany, especially the reptiles and amphibians that feed them.