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kestrelx 26-07-2010 22:53
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Anyone ever cooked and eaten Common Garden Snails? I know that they are edible anyone tried them?

Ken Moss 27-07-2010 06:19
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I've had snails before although I've resisted the temptation to 'pick my own'. I'm afraid that even the ones I had at a restaurant in southern France still tasted like rubber bullets.

I'll pass thanks.

Benipete 27-07-2010 07:55
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Anyone ever cooked and eaten Common Garden Snails? I know that they are edible anyone tried them?
I'm afraid that now a days they move a bit to fast for me.:D

MargaretR 27-07-2010 09:01
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In order to be sure that garden snails are fit to eat you have to be sure that their guts are free of nasty stuff - which involves feeding them in a controlled environment for several days before - which sort of defeats the object of 'free food'

jaysay 27-07-2010 09:16
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I'm afraid that now a days they move a bit to fast for me.:D
I've no chance then Beni:D Mind you I wouldn't be trying in the first place snails yuk!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

katex 27-07-2010 09:41
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In order to be sure that garden snails are fit to eat you have to be sure that their guts are free of nasty stuff - which involves feeding them in a controlled environment for several days before - which sort of defeats the object of 'free food'
Eeew hek, couldn't possibly do this . would then get too fond of them . probably giving them names too. Wouldn't have the heart to make a meal of them later... :(

jaysay 27-07-2010 10:34
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Eeew he, couldn't possibly do this . would then get too fond of them . probably giving them names too. Wouldn't have the heart to make a meal of them later... :(
That's an idea Kate, we could have a competition name the snail:D

MargaretR 27-07-2010 10:57
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That's an idea Kate, we could have a competition name the snail:D
Simples - they're all called Brian
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katex 27-07-2010 11:14
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:rofl38::rofl38:Good solution.

entwisi 27-07-2010 11:20
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I had them when in South Africa a couple of months ago as a topping to a nice piece of steak. They were juicy and not at all tough or chewy.

I've had them before as well, sauteed in garlic butter. I think like calamari and some other foods you can't overcook them or they become tough.

I'll try most things at least once, I've had deep fried worms, frog legs etc... I think you can only pass comment if you have at least tried. Siobhan actually asked a nice Q this weekend as to why people in France eat horse but we dont...

'erindoors 27-07-2010 12:25
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That's an idea Kate, we could have a competition name the snail:D

I have a pet snail. He's (I call it a he, but in actual fact they are hermaphrodites) a Giant African Land Snail and I call him Slurpp :D

entwisi 27-07-2010 13:40
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he looks tasty!

SPUGGIE J 27-07-2010 14:00
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he looks tasty!

Now what kind of salad would go with it?

Taggy 27-07-2010 14:17
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I've had em a couple of times, once in Paris, in Garlic and Parsley (Escargot Bourguignon), and once in Spain, in a more tomato based sauce. The one's in France were quite nice actually, but the Spanish ones i had were very chewy. I dont think they'd taste of much if you ate them on their own!

I've had Horse Meat and Frogs Legs in Belgium....Frogs Legs were nice...the Horse Meat wasn't!...and Pigs Intestines stuffed with Shrimp paste at a Chinese in London, which was very sickly after a few mouthfulls!

Best Regards - Taggy

cashman 27-07-2010 14:39
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had em yrs ago, thought they were gross, had a steak once in belgium which i took back, cos it was crap, they informed me it was horsemeat, so those 2 foods they can stick were the sun don't shine fer me.:cool:

Retlaw 27-07-2010 14:47
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Anyone ever cooked and eaten Common Garden Snails? I know that they are edible anyone tried them?
Folk must be dammed hard up for sumat to eaght if thur ten to chompin on slugs an snails, ad suuner ev dry bread an water.
Retlaw

entwisi 27-07-2010 14:48
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Now what kind of salad would go with it?

I guess a large one in case he wasn't quite dead as I bet he has a decent appetite of his own!!!

'erindoors 27-07-2010 15:05
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I guess a large one in case he wasn't quite dead as I bet he has a decent appetite of his own!!!
Ha! He sure does! xx

kikine 27-07-2010 15:27
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I had horsemeat kebabs in Russia drizzled with vodka, they were ok but it was in the time when there were food shortages and long queues, so any meat was welcome. When you are hungry you'll eat owt!

pipinfort 27-07-2010 15:49
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I was nearly sick when Hugh Wossit Thingamybob was frying up slugs on The River Cottage......so snails and slugs......eww no thanx

SPUGGIE J 27-07-2010 21:50
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I guess a large one in case he wasn't quite dead as I bet he has a decent appetite of his own!!!
Well if he tried my salad he would be very dead if not dead already no half dead snail is gonna eat my grub and live!!!!! :D

SPUGGIE J 27-07-2010 21:51
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Ha! He sure does! xx
So you have to have a veg patch then just to keep him happy? An unusual pet I must admit.

Benipete 27-07-2010 21:52
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Should keep you chomping on your Winkles.

You lucky people.

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'erindoors 28-07-2010 08:48
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So you have to have a veg patch then just to keep him happy? An unusual pet I must admit.
He is an unusual pet yes. But I love him :D

His fave food is cucumber and lettuce, he eats lots of it but I just get it from the market or asda, it's cheap enough!
Anything else he gets, is our leftover veggies, and that's a treat, lol x

jaysay 28-07-2010 08:49
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I have a pet snail. He's (I call it a he, but in actual fact they are hermaphrodites) a Giant African Land Snail and I call him Slurpp :D
Hermaphrodites:eek::eek::eek::eek: we're not in the over 18s with this thread erindoors:D

jaysay 28-07-2010 08:54
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He is an unusual pet yes. But I love him :D

His fave food is cucumber and lettuce, he eats lots of it but I just get it from the market or asda, it's cheap enough!
Anything else he gets, is our leftover veggies, and that's a treat, lol x
Does he cock his litle finger when he drinks his tea too erindoors:D

heth 28-07-2010 08:55
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tried them once wi garlic, didnt dislike them but wont be rushing to eat them again. like post before you cant say that you dont like summat until you try it!!! ;)

jaysay 28-07-2010 09:36
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tried them once wi garlic, didn't dislike them but wont be rushing to eat them again. like post before you cant say that you don't like summat until you try it!!! ;)
Oh yes you can heth, guess I'd be no good with Ant and Dec in the jungle:D anyway bloody snails frogs legs yuk, there offal(never could spell:D) yer better off with Black Pudding and Haggis mate:D

heth 28-07-2010 10:00
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Oh yes you can heth, guess I'd be no good with Ant and Dec in the jungle:D anyway bloody snails frogs legs yuk, there offal(never could spell:D) yer better off with Black Pudding and Haggis mate:D


Now black pudding that is good but not all the time!! :D
Anyway who was the first person to think "oh yeah we will just cook these Snails and see what they taste like!" or "lets cut these frogs legs off and have a chew because they are sooooooooooooooooo big and will deff fill me up??!!!!" :eek::D:eek::yelrotflm

jaysay 28-07-2010 10:31
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Now black pudding that is good but not all the time!! :D
Anyway who was the first person to think "oh yeah we will just cook these Snails and see what they taste like!" or "lets cut these frogs legs off and have a chew because they are sooooooooooooooooo big and will deff fill me up??!!!!" :eek::D:eek::yelrotflm
A French Sadist no doubt:rolleyes:

MargaretR 28-07-2010 10:40
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If you are starving, you will eat anything.

Early in his career my son spent several weeks in China and was amazed at the strange things they ate.

He rationalised it by adding that the population is enormous and food resources are limited - hence they eat anything that provides nourishment.

He related an incident in a university canteen where the two men on the adjacent table were served with dishes with lids. They lifted the lids and rapidly put the contents in their mouths because whatever it was they were eating was still alive and wriggling.
They then crunched, and spit out what looked like the legs of something.

jaysay 28-07-2010 17:31
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If you are starving, you will eat anything.

Early in his career my son spent several weeks in China and was amazed at the strange things they ate.

He rationalised it by adding that the population is enormous and food resources are limited - hence they eat anything that provides nourishment.

He related an incident in a university canteen where the two men on the adjacent table were served with dishes with lids. They lifted the lids and rapidly put the contents in their mouths because whatever it was they were eating was still alive and wriggling.
They then crunched, and spit out what looked like the legs of something.
:eek::eek::eek:Bloody hell Margaret I've just had mi tea:rolleyes:

kestrelx 28-07-2010 23:49
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In order to be sure that garden snails are fit to eat you have to be sure that their guts are free of nasty stuff - which involves feeding them in a controlled environment for several days before - which sort of defeats the object of 'free food'
That's true but I suppose all meat has to be carefully looked after to get it to the stage where it can be eaten - pigs, hens, cows and so on.

It was on This Morning last Saturday this chef was cooking up garden snails with Philip Scohfield and Holly Willoughby - she was very perturbed by it. But Phil said they were really tasty - I'm going to try it once - but last time I ate an eel I caught I was nearly sick - I couldn't get the smell of it's guts out my head and the way it's head was puffing up and down when I cut if off - squeamish!

kestrelx 28-07-2010 23:54
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:eek::eek::eek:Bloody hell Margaret I've just had mi tea:rolleyes:
What was that? Raw liver ;)

jaysay 29-07-2010 09:28
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What was that? Raw liver ;)
Na a Porterhouse Steak, when asked how I liked it I just said take the horns of and wipe its arse:D

kestrelx 02-08-2010 21:19
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Ha ha ha - just call me desperate dan! Man! Seriously when I buy liver I eat a bit of it raw as it's supposed to have lots of iron in it and it tastes quite good raw but only in small amounts!

kestrelx 02-08-2010 21:32
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Folk must be dammed hard up for sumat to eaght if thur ten to chompin on slugs an snails, ad suuner ev dry bread an water.
Retlaw
Thing with snails is that most of the meat you eat is actually their entrails I think - lot of work - you have to keep em alive in a container for 7 days, wash them at least once a day and clean them out every day before putting them in the fridge which makes them go in their shells. Then you kill them by dropping them in boiling water - boil for up to 1 hour to prepare them to eat! Lot of effort for not much return really.

SPUGGIE J 03-08-2010 05:37
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Thing with snails is that most of the meat you eat is actually their entrails I think - lot of work - you have to keep em alive in a container for 7 days, wash them at least once a day and clean them out every day before putting them in the fridge which makes them go in their shells. Then you kill them by dropping them in boiling water - boil for up to 1 hour to prepare them to eat! Lot of effort for not much return really.
Well in that case to eat them you have to be addicted to them like the funny folk over the channel. :p:hidewall:

jaysay 03-08-2010 09:27
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Ha ha ha - just call me desperate dan! Man! Seriously when I buy liver I eat a bit of it raw as it's supposed to have lots of iron in it and it tastes quite good raw but only in small amounts!
kest(Hannibal Lecter)relx :D

jaysay 03-08-2010 09:29
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Thing with snails is that most of the meat you eat is actually their entrails I think - lot of work - you have to keep em alive in a container for 7 days, wash them at least once a day and clean them out every day before putting them in the fridge which makes them go in their shells. Then you kill them by dropping them in boiling water - boil for up to 1 hour to prepare them to eat! Lot of effort for not much return really.
Sounds like you've had plenty of practice:rolleyes:

kestrelx 10-08-2010 18:52
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Sounds like you've had plenty of practice:rolleyes:
ha ha - I was going to try it, after seeing it on "This Morning"and had some snails for a few days in a container, it just seemed too much work purifying them, to make it worth while for a small meal - so I chucked them in the bin. I've never eaten a snail in my life, I think they are a bit like whelks or similar fare?

As for Liver - give me a nice Chianti :dflam: to wash it down with!

kestrelx 10-08-2010 19:00
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Well in that case to eat them you have to be addicted to them like the funny folk over the channel. :p:hidewall:
No Spuggie I've never eaten a dirty snail in all my life! I suppose you can buy them in jars in some delicatessens somewhere in this country. :130:

SPUGGIE J 10-08-2010 19:15
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No Spuggie I've never eaten a dirty snail in all my life! I suppose you can buy them in jars in some delicatessens somewhere in this country. :130:
Pass never been looking for them. Mussels welks cockels winkles are as far as I would go.

jaysay 11-08-2010 09:52
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Pass never been looking for them. Mussels welks cockels winkles are as far as I would go.
I draw a line after shrimps and cockles, and now I can't even have them either:(

kestrelx 25-08-2010 00:09
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I draw a line after shrimps and cockles, and now I can't even have them either:(
Why is that Jaysay? Bowel problems ;)


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