- What Snails Can You Eat?<\/a><\/li>
- Recipes<\/a><\/li>
- Going Hunting<\/a><\/li>
- Purging Your Snails<\/a><\/li>
- Preparing Snails for Cooking<\/a>
- Clean the Live Snails<\/a><\/li>
- Boil the Snails<\/a><\/li>
- Clean the Snail Meat<\/a><\/li>
- Preparing Snail Shells for Your Recipes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ul> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div><\/div>
What <\/strong>Snails<\/strong> Can You Eat?<\/strong><\/h2>
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Photo Credit: Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure> Garden snails are edible. The most common type of snail for culinary purposes in the United States is the brown or European garden snail (Cornu aspersum<\/em>, formerly Helix aspersa<\/em>). <\/p>
Where You Can Find It:<\/strong> The common brown garden snail<\/a> originated in the Mediterranean. In the United States, though, this species, also called the \u201cpetit gris snail,\u201d can be found on the West and East Coasts and in the Southeast.<\/p>
What It Looks Like: <\/strong>Classified by the US government<\/a> as a garden pest, the creature itself is brownish gray, sporting a pale line along its back. Its shell appears wrinkled and a bit glossy, measuring approximately 1 to 1 \u215d inches in diameter and 1 to 1 \u215c inches high. The snail shell has four or five brownish spiral bands and yellow flecks or even streaks.<\/p>
Recipes<\/h2>
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Photo Credit: Stocksnap<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure> Cooking snails in garlic butter<\/a> is perhaps the simplest recipe for snails. Peconic Escargot, a snail farm, offers cooking tips and recipes<\/a>. These include, but are not limited to, babbalucci (Sicilian snails stew) and smoky grilled snails.<\/p>
Taste Atlas lists 10 common<\/a> snail recipes. Not enough variety for your palate? Escargot World has 101 recipes<\/a> for you to try. Or type \u201csnail\u201d or \u201cescargot\u201d into your favorite recipe site and see what pops up. <\/p>
Going Hunting<\/h2>
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Photo Credit: GodwinPaya<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure> Before you put them in any recipe, however, you must channel your inner hunter-gatherer to find and then prepare your snails.<\/strong><\/p>
Brown garden snails prefer an undisturbed habitat with moisture. This invasive species eats vegetables, flowers, fruit, and even weeds. They also consume decaying material. Collect around 20 snails for two people, which is a small batch.<\/p>
Collecting Your Snails:<\/strong> Always wear rubber gloves when handling this species of snail. Search for them at night or after a rain. One of the best ways to gather common brown garden snails is to use a board with rocks at its corners or 1-inch runners. Look under the boards in the morning. You can also use melon rinds<\/a> turned upside down.<\/p>
Securing Your Snails:<\/strong> Once you find your stash, wash your prizes and place them in a container, covering them with a screen that allows air circulation. Poking holes through lids works well, or use a light cloth with a rubber band.<\/p>
Snails like cool, dark places. Don\u2019t keep them outdoors; other pests, such as rats and opossums, may find and eat them. Clean the container daily. (We\u2019re not kidding about this.) Lightly mist the snails with water but don\u2019t keep them in standing water.<\/p>
Purging Your Snails<\/strong><\/h2>
You have no idea what the little critters have been exposed to. Such things may include:<\/p>
- Snail killers (molluscicides)
<\/li> - Insecticides and other pesticides
<\/li> - Chemical fertilizers in your garden or the surrounding area
<\/li> - Any pathogens that may live in their digestive systems<\/li> <\/ul>
So first, you must purge your snails. Purging involves cleansing the snail\u2019s digestive tract to replace the toxins that could be lurking there. After you have placed your catch in a container, start the purging process. <\/p>
With Food: <\/strong>This involves feeding them a strict diet of greens then cornmeal or oatmeal to turn their poo white or even cleaned carrots and herbs to turn their poo orange, a Gordon Ramsay<\/a> tip.<\/p>
Without Food: <\/strong>You can also give them no food (only water) in a process called \u201cstarving.\u201d This ensures that the snails have no poo in their systems.<\/p>
After 7 to 10 days of purging, prepare to cook snails.<\/p>
Preparing Snails for Cooking<\/strong><\/h2>
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The French eat about 40,000 metric tons of snails each year.
Photo Credit: Sarah Kelemen Gerber<\/a> \/ Flickr \/ CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>Before you cook your snails, you must cook them. Yes, you read that correctly. Known as \u201cparboiling<\/a>,\u201d this preparation process rids your snails of the dirt and the mucus they\u2019re so famous for.<\/p>
Clean the <\/strong>Live Snails<\/strong><\/h3>
- Using gloves, drop the snails into a container of water. Discard any floating snails; they\u2019re dead.
<\/li> - Mix the snails in the water and clean them by hand two or three at a time. Pour out the water when it gets dirty.
<\/li> - Rinse the snails until the water is mostly clean. Drain.<\/li> <\/ol>
Boil the Snails<\/strong><\/h3>
- Fill a pot with water and plenty of salt. Set it on the stove to boil.
<\/li> - Once the water is roiling and, again, wearing gloves, drop the snails into the pot.
<\/li> - Boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Do not<\/em> undercook.<\/em>
<\/li>- Drain the pot and place the snails in a colander, rinsing them under cold running water.
<\/li>- When the snails are cool, use toothpicks, tweezers, or a small fork (such as a crab fork) to pull the meat out of the shells.<\/li> <\/ol>
There may be mucus involved in the last step. Don\u2019t worry; you\u2019ll get rid of that next.<\/p>
Clean the <\/strong>Snail Meat<\/strong><\/h3>
- Prepare a pot with the following ratio: three-fourths water and one-fourth distilled white vinegar. Put this mixture on to boil.
<\/li> - Place the snail meat in the pot with the boiling water-vinegar mixture for 3 minutes.
<\/li> - Pour off the water and rinse the snails until they are rid of the boiled-off mucus, which looks like curdled egg.<\/li> <\/ol>
Now you\u2019re ready to work your culinary magic on your snails.<\/p>
Preparing <\/strong>Snail Shells<\/strong> for Your Recipes<\/strong><\/h3>
Handle the empty snail shells gently. Boil a pot of 4 cups of water with 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Add the shells and cook for approximately 3 minutes. Then drain, rinse, and pat dry. Set them on a baking sheet and dry them in a hot oven.<\/p>
FAQ<\/strong><\/h2>
Are There Shortcuts to Preparing Garden Snails?<\/strong>There aren\u2019t if you want to prepare them safely. Here\u2019s your shortcut: Pick up already-prepared snails from a local market. They can come in a can, often found around the canned tuna, or you may be able to purchase them fresh, already purged and cleaned.<\/p> <\/div>
Can Snails be Eaten Raw?<\/strong>Don\u2019t eat snails raw or undercooked. They can carry a disease called the rat lungworm<\/a> (Angiostrongylus<\/em> species). This disease can cause headaches, a stiff neck, skin tingling or pain, a low fever, nausea and vomiting, and, rarely, neurological diseases or death.<\/p> <\/div>
Can You Eat Snail Eggs?<\/strong>You can, but fixing snail caviar<\/a> is hard. You\u2019d likely need to breed your own snails, a \u201cvery labour-intensive and heavy manual work\u201d called \u201cheliciculture,\u201d or go digging about in your garden\u2019s dirt on the off chance you\u2019d find some eggs. You can buy caviar d\u2019escargot, but be warned! It is expensive.<\/p> <\/div>
What Wine Should I Serve with my Escargot?<\/strong>According to Snails-House<\/a>, just about every type of wine can be served with escargot. It depends on your recipe. White wines go with \u201clight meals.\u201d They suggest pink or sparkling wines for escargot with appetizers such as cheese and fruit. Spicy dishes call for red wines.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>
Getting Ready for Guests<\/strong><\/h2>
You\u2019ll find escargot a versatile delicacy. Once your snails have been purged and cleansed, you can fix them as snacks for yourself, a meal for your family, or appetizers for parties. While you’re researching and preparing escargot recipes for your next dinner party, let one of our local lawn care pros<\/a> tidy up the lawn so you don\u2019t have to.<\/p>
Additional sources: Tasting Table<\/a><\/p>
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- Drain the pot and place the snails in a colander, rinsing them under cold running water.
- Fill a pot with water and plenty of salt. Set it on the stove to boil.
- Using gloves, drop the snails into a container of water. Discard any floating snails; they\u2019re dead.
- Boil the Snails<\/a><\/li>
- Recipes<\/a><\/li>