Eating Snails....sorry!

Skint_Catt

Hi all,

to bring back memories of our first holiday in France I want to cook snails in garlic for my OH on our first anniversary (dating not married!)

I have Emeile Henry snail dishes exactly the same as we ate from over there, but am having trouble finding snail meat (without the shells) and I have no idea what they were served in other than garlic oil/melted butter.

Can anyone help please?!

Skint_Catt

Well I found the receipe but still not a snail supplier (dead please!)

For anyone interested
http://www.hertzmann.com/articles/miscellany/recipes.php

Pink.

Hi Skint_Cat,

My youngest son loves escargots and it's one of the highlights of his holiday every year. I too have the shells (he saved them to bring home :rolleyes: ) but I hadn't thought of making them at home.

I had a look online and found this website that might help.

Pink

heavenleigh

I dont know how quickly you need them but i found this website http://www.frenchgourmetstore.com/escargots/tin_burgundy_snails_escargots_de_bourgogne.htm
wich you can get them delivered from.

Do you have a local market with a fish stall? I know they aren't seafood but a couple of our local ones sell snail meat.

Leigh xx

floyd

I have seen them for sale in Selfridges in the food hall, also in Harvey Nichols but they would be pretty pricey

Skint_Catt

Pink-winged - yes I've found those - I've requested their price list!

Heavenleigh - didn't think of the market/fish stall - will have a look out. Thanks for the website

Floyd - thanks for this - will have a look next time I'm near Selfridges (Birmingham) so I'll know where to get them in an emergency!!

Thanks you so much. My mouth is watering at the mo!

C xx

heavenleigh

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Thanks you so much. My mouth is watering at the mo!

C xx

Im glad your mouth is watering i dont think bump likes the thought of snails, i was gagging just searching for them :rotfl:

Skint_Catt

Oh bless - and you still searched! Thank you so much! I'm sure you'll wean him onto the more unusual things in life! My 5 year old nephew ate 12 when we were there is France - quite an achievement as he never eats that much normally whatever it is!!

Seakay

How about foraging for your own?!

http://www.heliciculture.co.uk/cooking.asp?section=technical

Don't forget the purging (see top of the page), this is especially important as the snails may have had contact with pesticides etc.

Skint_Catt

Thanks Seakay, but I just couldn't.

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat

Reminds me of the time we sat down to dinner when I was a child, a meal that included salad fresh out of the garden. As I picked up my cutlery I suddenly realised that a piece of lettuce on my plate was rapidly advancing towards the edge of the plate...picked up leaf, and lo and behold there was a great big snail, making a break for it. It's a wonder it managed to go in a straight line given it had just been spun in the salad spinner along with the lettuce