Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about ESCARGOT!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Escargots, IPA: [s.ka.o], (French for snails) are a dish consisting of cooked edible land snails . they are often served as an hor the French word (1549) derives from escaragol (Provençal) and thence escargol (Old French) it is ultimately – via Vulgar Latin coculium and Classical Latin apple snails are also eaten in Asia and can be found in Asian markets in North America . archaeological sites around the Mediterranean have yielded physical evidence of culinary use of several species of snails . may 24 has been designated “National Escargot Day” in the united states . special tongs for holding the shell and forks for extracting the meat are normally provided . in cretan cuisine snails are first in Moroccan cuisine, snails, also called ”Ghlal”, are a very popular street food . they are cooked in a jar filled with hot water, special spices and herbs . Moroccan snail Escargots are estimated to contain 15% protein, 2.4% fat and about 80% water . the methods most often used can take several days . farms producing Cornu aspersum for sale exist in both regions . farm-raised snails are typically fed a diet of ground cereals.