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Posted: 2/19/2012 9:46:39 AM EDT
I haven't had escargot in a while, so I picked up a can of snails at a local deli yesterday. French snails were 2.5 times more expensive than the same can of Indonesian snails, and I don't think I could taste a difference. I baked them with garlic/herb butter and topped them with fresh-grated parmesan, served with toasted French bread. Yum.
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Posted: 2/19/2012 9:54:31 AM EDT
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A friend of mine talked me into trying Escargot once.
Damn if it wasn't pretty good. The Garlic, butter, more garlic, more butter and toasted french bread really makes it.
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Posted: 2/19/2012 10:05:26 AM EDT
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Eating bugs,,,
hell, you''ll be demanding the wife cease shaving her legs and surrendering to the Germans next... |
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Posted: 2/19/2012 10:35:51 AM EDT
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I had escargot at a dinner party once. The embarrassing part was that I had an antennae stuck in my teeth the rest of the night and didn't realize it.
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Posted: 2/19/2012 10:37:19 AM EDT
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Eating bugs,,,
hell, you''ll be demanding the wife cease shaving her legs and surrendering to the Germans next... He is "the Germans." 
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Posted: 2/19/2012 10:40:53 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: hell, you''ll be demanding the wife cease shaving her legs and surrendering to the Germans next... He is "the Germans." Yup. She surrendered long ago.  |
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Posted: 2/19/2012 10:51:46 AM EDT
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I'd try it.
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Posted: 2/19/2012 10:59:18 AM EDT
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That looks great! I was a bit nervous when I first tried escargot, but it tastes awesome!
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Posted: 2/19/2012 11:04:22 AM EDT
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hell, you''ll be demanding the wife cease shaving her legs and surrendering to the Germans next... He is "the Germans." Yup. She surrendered long ago.
You used chemical warfare didn't you. 
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Posted: 2/19/2012 11:05:59 AM EDT
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Gastropoda FTMFW!
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Posted: 2/19/2012 11:10:53 AM EDT
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I love escargot. To be honest though, I'd probably love anything served on French bread and slathered in garlic and herb butter.
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Posted: 2/19/2012 11:12:09 AM EDT
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Love them.....it's been a while though.
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Posted: 2/19/2012 11:12:25 AM EDT
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Quoted: I love escargot. To be honest though, I'd probably love anything served on French bread and slathered in garlic and herb butter. Yeah, it's kind of hard to go wrong there.  |
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Posted: 2/19/2012 12:23:02 PM EDT
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Drool.
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Posted: 2/19/2012 12:53:14 PM EDT
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Those look fantastic!
I was introduced to them at a little out of the way Gasthaus in Germany, right near the monastery where I got married the first time (Himmerod, in the Eifel). Those were without a doubt, the best I have ever had. Yours look, and the ingredients make them sound like they would be nearly identical.
Bon Appetit! |
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Posted: 2/20/2012 8:09:16 PM EDT
[#15]
Well done sir, well done.
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Posted: 2/21/2012 8:53:09 AM EDT
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Never had them, or actually seen them before now. They look really good.
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Posted: 2/22/2012 2:31:09 PM EDT
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Used to go to a little bar in Iowa with my dad that served them, raised them in the basement or so the stories went, and i loved them i was only 8 or 9 and kept going and getting them till the owners changed 10 years later
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Posted: 2/27/2012 6:34:58 PM EDT
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I love escargot.
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Posted: 2/27/2012 7:26:52 PM EDT
[#19]
hmmm
sehr lecker I love those - nice job |
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Posted: 2/27/2012 7:32:36 PM EDT
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A suggestion to all those who haven't made their own before....
... get the small ones. The large ones aren't as good, and can have grit in them. |
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Posted: 2/28/2012 6:57:22 AM EDT
[#21]
Looks Great!
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Posted: 3/1/2012 3:42:10 PM EDT
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Geez, Z, that looks like a dish we used to use in the 70's. Haven't seen one of those "rustic" looking ones in years.
Bet it was good.
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Posted: 3/1/2012 3:49:06 PM EDT
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Quoted: A suggestion to all those who haven't made their own before.... ... get the small ones. The large ones aren't as good, and can have grit in them. These were extra large, but they were grit-free. I didn't see smaller sized ones from what I remember. [ETA] Smaller snails mean more snails, which means more chances to melt garlic butter and Parmesan. |
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Posted: 3/3/2012 6:21:52 PM EDT
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Quoted:
I haven't had escargot in a while, so I picked up a can of snails at a local deli yesterday. French snails were 2.5 times more expensive than the same can of Indonesian snails, and I don't think I could taste a difference. I baked them with garlic/herb butter and topped them with fresh-grated parmesan, served with toasted French bread. Yum. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=37342 A. Can. Of. Snails? WTF? You just pick fresh ones out of your garden. It's like caling Chicken of the Sea sushi or sashimi. 
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Posted: 3/3/2012 6:48:17 PM EDT
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Quoted: A. Can. Of. Snails? WTF? You just pick fresh ones out of your garden. It's like caling Chicken of the Sea sushi or sashimi. You know you can't just pick up snails and cook them up without some serious prep work, right? |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 5:16:04 AM EDT
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A. Can. Of. Snails? WTF? You just pick fresh ones out of your garden. It's like caling Chicken of the Sea sushi or sashimi. You know you can't just pick up snails and cook them up without some serious prep work, right? You can pop 'em right in your mouth and crunch away, if you want. They can be gritty if you do it this way. Better is to keep 'em a bit and feed them something aromatic, but canned? No. |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 7:56:46 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: You know you can't just pick up snails and cook them up without some serious prep work, right? You can pop 'em right in your mouth and crunch away, if you want. They can be gritty if you do it this way. Better is to keep 'em a bit and feed them something aromatic, but canned? No. "Snails, whether natural or cultivated, require a purging step before they can be safely eaten. If left "free-range” the snails may eat vegetation that is poisonous to man, so they must be starved for several days and then fed one to two weeks on innocuous vegetation such as lettuce. Then they still require intensive washing, cooking, and gut removal." |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 8:00:50 AM EDT
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Good shit.
I wouldn't know how to make it myself, but the one time I had it at a fancy restaurant it was really good. |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 8:24:49 AM EDT
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You know you can't just pick up snails and cook them up without some serious prep work, right? You can pop 'em right in your mouth and crunch away, if you want. They can be gritty if you do it this way. Better is to keep 'em a bit and feed them something aromatic, but canned? No. "Snails, whether natural or cultivated, require a purging step before they can be safely eaten. If left "free-range” the snails may eat vegetation that is poisonous to man, so they must be starved for several days and then fed one to two weeks on innocuous vegetation such as lettuce. Then they still require intensive washing, cooking, and gut removal." Well I pull 'em out of my garden, so I know what they've been eating. I gut my fish, too. I do not consider that serious prep work. Of course, you can get as OCD about all this as you can about anything. The point I'd hoped to get across is that it's not necessary to do so. Indeed, it can be counterproductive. YMMV, of course. |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 8:29:04 AM EDT
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Quoted: Well I pull 'em out of my garden, so I know what they've been eating. I gut my fish, too. I do not consider that serious prep work. Of course, you can get as OCD about all this as you can about anything. The point I'd hoped to get across is that it's not necessary to do so. Indeed, it can be counterproductive. YMMV, of course. Fair enough. I don't eat them often, but the canned ones were pretty tasty too FWIW. |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 1:17:18 PM EDT
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have always wondered about how they are out of the can
now that i think about it the couple of times I have had it it probably came out of a can anyways...
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Posted: 3/22/2012 2:05:31 AM EDT
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I made some for a pot luck one time, 3 cans, a dozen scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, all mixed in to one. This was a college party too, and I barely got the chance to eat any. I cooked them in lemon juice though, garlic butter and herbs is better.
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Posted: 3/22/2012 3:13:56 AM EDT
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Did you see that S car go?
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Posted: 3/26/2012 12:08:19 AM EDT
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I've only had escargot once, but it was amazing. Your pic looks fantastic.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:14:59 AM EDT
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In the US all I have ever seen are those large snails. I think the smaller ones that you find more often in restaurants aren't quite as earthy tasting and are much better.
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