The closest English word for this animal would be 'chamot', and I can't find a translation of the Thai spelling.
Basically, it looks like a small black dog with a long tail. It is not a dog, (my ex comes from Nakon Sakon, so I've seen the type of dogs that they eat up there)
This poor critter came from the hills near Chumpon. It is probably some rare species that is being decimated by other primative species, such as my ex and her family.
I was going to take a full photo of the beast, but they have already eaten half of it! So here is the rest:
This is definitely not a dog (very long primate tail), short front legs, can't remember the back legs cos they are in the cooking pot right now.
Any Thai scholars recognise the Thai word (spelt out for me by my family)?
Any students of rare primate species recognise this animal?
Any chefs know a good recipe or two for this wee beastie?