Originally Posted by camille1585 (Post 506926)

Yum yum, though that must be quite a mouthful, and you probably need a lot of garlic butter to get it down! :rofl: (No, it's not a myth that the french eat snails, you can even buy them frozen at the supermarket!)

Originally Posted by Bud (Post 506936)

I have first tried the snails in Paris when I was 10 years old on vacation with my parents and also in a French restaurant in New York two years ago....they are both the same taste, texture and chewiness of a bubble gum but with oyster flavors....
that African snail on the picture can be killed by sprinkling it with a bit of salt....in a matter of seconds it will emit 'saliva like' liquid that will melt the salt that will dehydrate it and cause a meltdown of cells

Originally Posted by Lagoon (Post 506989)

LOL!! Holy!! Thats one big snail - nothing a baseball bat can't cure :biggrin:

Originally Posted by Vanda lover (Post 506967)

Apparently these are often kept as pets. That's likely how the problem began. I saw one on tv guzzling beer on someone's kitchen table. Cute pet, but they better stay away from my beer!