Comments on: When All Else Fails … Dig in the Dirt http://my-bellavita.com/2009/10/05/edible-snails-in-calabria/ Living and Traveling in Calabria, Italy Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:49:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle | Bleeding Espresso http://my-bellavita.com/2009/10/05/edible-snails-in-calabria/comment-page-1/#comment-9388 Michelle | Bleeding Espresso Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:51:47 +0000 http://my-bellavita.com/?p=2902#comment-9388 Yum! Our sauce isn't really thick, but it is loaded with oregano and delish! And you don't need to let them "purify" for a few days if you go early in the morning right after (or still during) a rainfall as they won't have eaten and aren't full of, ahem, crap ;) <strong><em>Nice mental image there, Michelle. Grazie. ;)</em></strong> .-= Michelle | Bleeding Espresso´s last blog ..<a href="http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/10/mudslides-in-messina-thanks-for-not-getting-in-the-way-berlusconi.html" rel="nofollow">Mudslides in Messina: Thanks for Not Getting in the Way Berlusconi!</a> =-. Yum! Our sauce isn’t really thick, but it is loaded with oregano and delish!

And you don’t need to let them “purify” for a few days if you go early in the morning right after (or still during) a rainfall as they won’t have eaten and aren’t full of, ahem, crap ;)

Nice mental image there, Michelle. Grazie. ;)

.-= Michelle | Bleeding Espresso´s last blog ..Mudslides in Messina: Thanks for Not Getting in the Way Berlusconi! =-.

]]> By: Kim B. http://my-bellavita.com/2009/10/05/edible-snails-in-calabria/comment-page-1/#comment-9385 Kim B. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:07:21 +0000 http://my-bellavita.com/?p=2902#comment-9385 Yick. No way. A couple of years ago, my parents and I were in a restaurant in rural Burgundy, and at the table next to us, the two *children* were scarfing up the snails, while the mom and dad didn't partake at all!! I was astonished. Those kids loved 'em! <strong><em>Eek!</em></strong> Yick. No way. A couple of years ago, my parents and I were in a restaurant in rural Burgundy, and at the table next to us, the two *children* were scarfing up the snails, while the mom and dad didn’t partake at all!! I was astonished. Those kids loved ‘em!

Eek!

]]> By: nyc/caribbean ragazza http://my-bellavita.com/2009/10/05/edible-snails-in-calabria/comment-page-1/#comment-9375 nyc/caribbean ragazza Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:09:59 +0000 http://my-bellavita.com/?p=2902#comment-9375 Love them with garlic and butter. Yum. <strong><em>I'll take your word for it.</em></strong> .-= nyc/caribbean ragazza´s last blog ..<a href="http://sistergirltales.blogspot.com/2009/10/by-american-standards-youre-fine-but-by.html" rel="nofollow">"By American standards you're fine, but by European standards you need to lose some weight."</a> =-. Love them with garlic and butter. Yum.

I’ll take your word for it.

.-= nyc/caribbean ragazza´s last blog .."By American standards you’re fine, but by European standards you need to lose some weight." =-.

]]> By: carol in dc http://my-bellavita.com/2009/10/05/edible-snails-in-calabria/comment-page-1/#comment-9373 carol in dc Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:21:07 +0000 http://my-bellavita.com/?p=2902#comment-9373 I've always wondered exactly where these little critters come from.......since I'm not usually there long enough to watch the entire process...but I've found them in the trees and plants, and attached to the exterior walls. How do they get there? It never occurred to me to *actually* eat them!!!! <strong><em>So are you adding it the list of things to try next time you are here?</em></strong> I’ve always wondered exactly where these little critters come from…….since I’m not usually there long enough to watch the entire process…but I’ve found them in the trees and plants, and attached to the exterior walls. How do they get there? It never occurred to me to *actually* eat them!!!!

So are you adding it the list of things to try next time you are here?

]]> By: Ciaochowlinda http://my-bellavita.com/2009/10/05/edible-snails-in-calabria/comment-page-1/#comment-9371 Ciaochowlinda Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:42:32 +0000 http://my-bellavita.com/?p=2902#comment-9371 I did eat them once - after buying them and reading that they should be kept alive for a few days and fed some water and bread to "purify" them. By the time we cooked them, it was horrifying to see these little cuties we had grown used to for a few days, crawling up the sides of the pan trying to escape the hot water. never again. <strong><em>Traumatizing!</em></strong> .-= Ciaochowlinda´s last blog ..<a href="http://ciaochowlinda.blogspot.com/2009/10/green-tomato-chocolate-cake.html" rel="nofollow">Green Tomato Chocolate Cake</a> =-. I did eat them once – after buying them and reading that they should be kept alive for a few days and fed some water and bread to “purify” them. By the time we cooked them, it was horrifying to see these little cuties we had grown used to for a few days, crawling up the sides of the pan trying to escape the hot water. never again.

Traumatizing!
.-= Ciaochowlinda´s last blog ..Green Tomato Chocolate Cake =-.

]]> By: Judith in Umbria http://my-bellavita.com/2009/10/05/edible-snails-in-calabria/comment-page-1/#comment-9368 Judith in Umbria Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:11:32 +0000 http://my-bellavita.com/?p=2902#comment-9368 I used to make them a lot, but not eat them, because I knew it was the garlic butter DH and child liked. (We were French and never thought of pasta with lumache which may be why we all still eat pasta.) <strong><em>Sounds like NYC/Caribbean Ragazza would like them the way you make them.</em></strong> .-= Judith in Umbria´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/puglia-again/" rel="nofollow">Puglia again</a> =-. I used to make them a lot, but not eat them, because I knew it was the garlic butter DH and child liked. (We were French and never thought of pasta with lumache which may be why we all still eat pasta.)

Sounds like NYC/Caribbean Ragazza would like them the way you make them.

.-= Judith in Umbria´s last blog ..Puglia again =-.

]]> By: Paola http://my-bellavita.com/2009/10/05/edible-snails-in-calabria/comment-page-1/#comment-9367 Paola Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:11:22 +0000 http://my-bellavita.com/?p=2902#comment-9367 I have very fond memories of hunting for snails as a little girl. My nonna would send me and my cousin out to collect them after the rain. Armed with plastic bags and long sticks (for poking around in wood piles and bushes)we would set out all excited to see who would collect the most snails. I have only eaten them a handful of times - they are not really my thing - but if cleaned well and prepared a certain way they could be delicious! <strong><em>How fun! I have a similiar memory of looking for crawfish in ditches with my cousins ... I don't eat those, either.</em></strong> I have very fond memories of hunting for snails as a little girl. My nonna would send me and my cousin out to collect them after the rain. Armed with plastic bags and long sticks (for poking around in wood piles and bushes)we would set out all excited to see who would collect the most snails. I have only eaten them a handful of times – they are not really my thing – but if cleaned well and prepared a certain way they could be delicious!

How fun! I have a similiar memory of looking for crawfish in ditches with my cousins … I don’t eat those, either.

]]> By: Bev F http://my-bellavita.com/2009/10/05/edible-snails-in-calabria/comment-page-1/#comment-9366 Bev F Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:22:04 +0000 http://my-bellavita.com/?p=2902#comment-9366 Ick!!!!! They are beyond inedible. <strong><em>He he ...</em></strong> Ick!!!!! They are beyond inedible.

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