# Fresh Escargots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-escargots/312720>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 15, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-escargots/312720 "2005-07-15T21:20:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-escargots/312720/21 "2005-07-18T16:13:34Z")

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> [@mangeorge](#):
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> I must try snails one day.

I thought they would be oogy.

Tried them last year, and they were divine. It could have been the seasoning/flavoring, but oh…so good.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-escargots/312720/22 "2005-07-18T16:25:18Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
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> Tried them last year, and they were divine. It could have been the seasoning/flavoring, but oh…so good.

There isn’t much that doesn’t taste good when it is drenched in garlic butter.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-escargots/312720/23 "2005-07-18T17:22:30Z")

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Is anyone else reading the title as ‘Freshcargots’?

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-escargots/312720/24 "2005-07-18T18:16:27Z")

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> [@adam yax](#):
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> There isn’t much that doesn’t taste good when it is drenched in garlic butter.

Let’s experiment!

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**Author:** ![drmark2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@drmark2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drmark2000)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-escargots/312720/25 "2005-07-19T00:22:09Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
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> Let’s experiment!

OK, you can drench canned snails, or just about anything, in garlic butter with herbs, and it will taste delicious, if you like garlic butter with herbs.

I have had canned and fresh snails. The canned taste something like the tin they were packed in, with undertones of mud. The fresh taste like something else entirely; they have a complexity of flavor and texture that must be experienced to be appreciated. Also, snails are pretty nutritious.

I am looking for a sourse for either prepared snails, vacuum packed (not canned), or fresh snails that I might have to dote on for a few days before cooking and eating.

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