May 26 2008
Snails & Slugs
While out walking today and seeing a snail crawling up a wall, I thought about how much the French like eating snails, but do they eat slugs? Well, they’re not that different are they?
After finding out the French word for ’slug’ (limace), I did a bit of research and found a recipe for ‘Limaces à la suçarelle‘! This is a bit misleading though. The recipe is a Provençale dish, and it seems that in Provence, a snail is called a ‘limace’ rather than ‘escargot’ which is the usual word used for a snail. So in short the French don’t eat slugs (only perhaps if it was a matter of survival), and snails remain a popular dish. For those of you who rather like snails in garlic butter (I do!), here’s a recipe for ‘Escargots à la Bourguignonne‘.
