Rat stew is a traditional dish originating from West Virginia, where people use various traps, never poison, to catch the key ingredient for the stew – a rat. Once they've been cleaned, skinned, and chopped, pieces of rat meat are dropped into a broth with garlic, wild onions, and similar local vegetables.

The stew is usually served at gatherings or as a dinner at home. In Marlinton, West Virginia, there's even an annual roadkill cookoff showcasing this stew and similar dishes.