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xoxoxoBruce

01-13-2009 01:26 AM

Jan 13, 2009: Snail Caviar

caviar

SYLLABICATION: cav·i·ar
PRONUNCIATION: kv-är, käv-
VARIANT FORMS: also cav·i·are
NOUN: The roe of a large fish, especially sturgeon, that is salted, seasoned, and eaten as a delicacy or relish.

Move over Sturgeon, there's a new roe on the hors d'oeuvres... Snail Caviar.

http://cellar.org/2009/snail caviar.jpg

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Caviar and snails – two of France’s most loved delicacies come together with the release of the first-of-its-kind snail caviar by De Jaeger, a snail farm specializing in this exotic delicacy.

Being the first in the world to produce snail caviar shell-less and unpasteurized, the farm - founded by two former snail farmers - spent nearly four years perfecting the production and harvesting process, resulting in tiny, smooth cream-colored pearls that reportedly burst on the tongue with subtle autumn and woody flavors.

[Euell Gibbons] Mmmm, autumn and woody flavors... reminds me of the taste of the bottom of the leaf mulch pile. [/Euell Gibbons]

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Scriveyn

01-13-2009 03:18 AM

Bit steep in price, but otherwise I'd be game to try, as I've eaten and liked snails.

SPUCK

01-13-2009 04:09 AM

Hope it tastes better than the original caviar.. (Think Tom Hanks in BIG.)

Stuff tastes like metal paste.

DanaC

01-13-2009 04:12 AM

*wrinkles up nose* doesnt appeal...

Trilby

01-13-2009 04:28 AM

Fail.

sweetwater

01-13-2009 06:28 AM

This must be the ultimate slow food. Not only is it eggs, but it's the as-yet unhatched eggs of a snail. You can have my share, all of it. Please.

Shawnee123

01-13-2009 07:32 AM

THey look like bath beads, but probably don't smell very good. I wouldn't take a bath with them. Of course, I wouldn't eat bath beads, either.

spudcon

01-13-2009 07:52 AM

Snail eggs, eyeballs, still breathing fish flailed and cooked alive, I can't wait until Friday to see another cute fuzzy little critter that's more appealing to eat.

Sheldonrs

01-13-2009 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon (Post 521837)

... I can't wait until Friday to see another cute fuzzy little critter that's more appealing to eat.

Why wait:

Shawnee123

01-13-2009 09:19 AM

Awwwww...let's cook him up!

Sheldonrs

01-13-2009 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 (Post 521859)

Awwwww...let's cook him up!

I prefer raw. ;)

Gravdigr

01-13-2009 05:59 PM

I prefer chicken caviar.:D

Tree Fae

01-13-2009 08:32 PM

Snails are kinda cute, but I pass on them so would pass on the eggs too and way to stupid of a price

richlevy

01-13-2009 10:26 PM

Hmmm. Unpasteurized.

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It should be noted that wild-caught land snails that are undercooked can harbor a parasite (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) that may cause a rare kind of meningitis.[14]

Pass.

spudcon

01-13-2009 11:01 PM

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Also, beware of the giant carnivorous snail!

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