Chicken in Palembang refuses plain rice, eats only when soy sauce is added
A TikTok clip of a farm chicken that turns down white rice without soy sauce has drawn more than 711,300 views.
JAKARTA – A chicken in Palembang, South Sumatra, has caught the attention of social media users after it was seen refusing to eat plain rice, news portal Lambe Turah reported.
In a video uploaded to TikTok by the account @aman_aman227, the person filming offers plain rice to his farm chicken, but the bird refuses to touch the white rice.
Once soy sauce is poured over the rice, however, the animal immediately begins eating, appearing to relish the meal served to it.
The clip has recorded more than 711,300 views and drawn a range of reactions from netizens.
"Animals these days have so many quirks," one netizen commented, in remarks translated from Indonesian.
"This is no ordinary chicken, its taste is like a human's," another social media user said.
Short videos of unusual behaviour by farm animals frequently go viral on social media platforms, attracting comments and shares from thousands of users. – AGENCIES
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