Burgundy region

France

It is correct that the church used to regard escargot as *fish* for purposes of fasting, but escargot refers to a land snail (many sea-snails are also eaten). Land snails, not only true escargot (Helix pomatia) are eaten in huge numbers each year in many European countries (not just France).

While certain marine snails are among the most toxic creatures on the planet, terrestrial snails are generally safe to eat. Most importantly, cook them — some snails carry a dangerous parasite called rat lungworm, but as long as you heat them to at least 165°F for several minutes, you’ll be safe.

A freshwater snail. Freshwater snails carry a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, which infects nearly 250 million people, mostly in Asia, Africa and South America. “It’s one of the world’s most deadly parasites,” says Susanne Sokolow, a disease ecologist at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station.

Escargot is the general French word for snail. The common snails that you find in English gardens are helix aspersa. They have been commonly eaten in parts of Somerset [at least] for centuries.

A pescetarian can eat escargot. It’s very yummy when cooked correctly.

The green stuff in each shell is, of course, “snail butter” — beurre à la bourguignonne or beurre pour escargots dits à la bourguignonne is what the Larousse Gastronomique calls it. It’s a beurre composé made with chopped parsley and garlic, and again according to the LG, a good bit of diced shallot.

Traditionally served with a strong garlic butter in France, they are pickled in Spain and Portugal and served in fritters in South America. They also go well with mushroom flavours, including truffle oil.

Escargot so-called Helix pomatia tastes more than like seafood such as clams. Snails taste more like chicken and fish as most eaters observed. It has a mushroom touch of taste too.

Roland and Helix escargot, a popular variety found at a local grocery store, will cost close to $0.50 to $2 per ounce. On Amazon.com, for example, a popular seller sells a pack of 12 7.75-ounce Roland escargot snails for about $60 or $0.61 per ounce. As for escargot caviar, the costs can be $3 to $5 per gram.

Escargots snails. Weight: 4.4 oz.

DOM Reserve Escargots with Garlic Butter 85 g (3 oz) pack of 12 | Costco.

Top Canned & Jarred Snails

• Straight from France Escargot Snail Shells Large 48 Count.
• Straight from France French Lucorum Canned Escargots Snails.
• Roland Very Large Escargot Snails.
• Premium Escargot Wild Burgundy Snails.
• Chefs Quality Escargots Large Snails 28 Oz 8 Dozen/96 Count 1 Can.
• Roland Escargot Snails, Very Large.

Yes, canned escargot are already cooked. They are then canned in their cooking juices.

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