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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Food How On Earth Do I Cook These?

Posted by Matt Davis on Tue, Sep 11 at 1:03 PM

Part two. Wherein the author buys something weird he has no idea how to cook, and begs for your help, before the damn things go rancid. Today? The escargots! Thanks to the Mercury’s former distribution director, Lance Chess, I managed to pick some up on the weekend at Om Seafood on SE Powell. Great store: the guy at the counter (after conferring in a foreign language with an old lady also stood there) suggested I broil the little blighters, then pick them out of the shell with a toothpick and add my choice of spices. What do you suggest?SNAILS: In a nice bowl of fresh water…

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Cook schmook! Two words: Escargot Ceviche.

Posted by lance chess | September 11, 2007 2:12 PM

I had them in the north of Vietnam with lots of garlic and lemongrass. Amazing.
I can't find a recipe anywhere for it though.

There is however this handy website:
http://www.applesnail.net/content/various/eating_snails.htm

The other way to go is with lots of garlic, butter, and breadcrumbs in the traditional escargot method. Can't go wrong there.

Posted by cuisinebonnefemme | September 11, 2007 2:13 PM

Sauté them in butter and enough garlic that you can't taste anything but garlic.

Spread the creatures on top of a Papa Murphy's pizza and bake for however long you bake those things.

Serve to guests after they've had enough alcohol that they don't mind that they are eating slugs with shells.

Posted by Jerry | September 11, 2007 2:52 PM

I really like the pizza idea.

Posted by Matt Davis | September 11, 2007 3:44 PM

Actually, the pizza idea would be a good one. You could make a white pizza a la New Haven's famous clam pie and use the snails out of their shells instead of the clams. Genius suggestion Jerry.

Seriously.

Posted by Cuisinebonnefemme | September 11, 2007 4:27 PM

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