All posts tagged: snails

In pursuit of the slug…

My friends you can scream run,run, run but snails are just slow! For some there is the night ritual with torch in hand to find and get rid of  these “little” creatures munching on lettuce, cabbages and other veggies ,and finding them on the delicate foliage of freshly planted flowers. However, from the south to north of Italy there are over 400 fairs and festivals where the main attraction is indulging in the “delicate” eating of snails. We too take part in this ceremony, and not once but twice this year we’ve enjoyed with friends a dinner of snails and Prosecco. These “boys” have been friends forever…and each dinner was a race to see how many they could find and later eat…this round fifty snails. However the traditional cook was my sister in law. Who has made her mark as the all round top chef in cooking these slippery little suckers. Her recipe is the traditional “ Lumache alle bourgiognonne” Snails cooked in butter,breadcrumbs and a variety of fresh herbs, parsley,sage,thyme. To be able to …