La gastronomía vietnamita entra en la era del gato

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on June 19, 2014 shows a dish prepared with cat meat at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on May 12, 2014 shows a cook slaughtering a white cat at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on May 12, 2014 shows a cook using a gas welding machine to roste a slaughtered cat at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on June 19, 2014 shows a slaughtered cat waiting to be shopped at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on June 19, 2014 shows a slaughtered cat waiting to be shopped at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on June 19, 2014 shows cooks shopping slaughtered cats at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on June 19, 2014 shows cooks shopping slaughtered cats at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on May 13, 2014 shows a cook preparing a dish with cat meat at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on June 19, 2014 a cook preparing a dish with cat meat at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH STORY VIETNAM-FOODS-ANIMALS, FEATURE BY CAT BARTON This picture taken on June 19, 2014 shows a dish prepared with cat meat at a restaurant in Hanoi. The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. AFP PHOTO