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Post by Firefox on May 29, 2013 0:07:40 GMT
Gordon Ramsay shows how: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ju7_ZORsZwCollect. Give then nothing to eat for two days and keep washing them to get the toxins out. Give then a carrot to munch on, till droppings turn orange (two days) Wash again. Chill in fridge in a sealed container. Cook in boiling salted water. Serve with garlic butter or as Gordon suggests, fried in crispy pancetta, sage and parsley with olive oil, served with green salad. Very similar to the French snails you pay top money for. They taste sweeter and they're free!
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Post by Pollik on May 29, 2013 16:43:31 GMT
Why not?
I don't think I could, though.
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Post by Firefox on May 29, 2013 16:48:11 GMT
Have you had French Snails, or even winkles, whelks, mussles or cockles... much the same thing.
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Post by daisymini on May 29, 2013 17:32:49 GMT
Have you had French Snails, or even winkles, whelks, mussles or cockles... much the same thing. did you eat the white shell things you found near applecross??? and if so what where they???
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Post by Firefox on May 29, 2013 17:56:41 GMT
Have you had French Snails, or even winkles, whelks, mussles or cockles... much the same thing. did you eat the white shell things you found near applecross??? and if so what where they??? Yes, I ate them before finding what they were, but they were Periwinkles en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_periwinkleVery delicious and quite sweet and tender. Later on on the Kyle of Tongue sands we made a catch of two large clams, 30 large mussles, 10 limpets and some more winkles. I had to dig for the clams. Made seafood soup with fish skin, pesto, pepper, salt, ginger and olive oil. It was great!
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Post by n brown on May 29, 2013 19:02:53 GMT
we used to drive along singing that rod stewart song in Portugal when the locals were out along the verges collecting caracois,snails.''we are snailing,we are snailing '' they sell them in all the bars ,nice and chewy with a bit of garlicky olive oil and a few olives. one thing I always wanted to try is razor clams. my favourite abroad was perseves,don't know what they call them here just looked them up goose barnacles yum
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Post by Firefox on May 29, 2013 19:17:13 GMT
we used to drive along singing that rod stewart song in Portugal when the locals were out along the verges collecting caracois,snails.''we are snailing,we are snailing '' they sell them in all the bars ,nice and chewy with a bit of garlicky olive oil and a few olives. one thing I always wanted to try is razor clams. my favourite abroad was perseves,don't know what they call them here just looked them up goose barnacles yum I didn't mange to get any razor clams in Scotland, but I did manage to dig up a couple of other clams using RT's trenching spade. It's hard work digging the buggers up! There's a special clam spade you can use for the razors before they burrow down out of reach.
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Post by Pollik on May 29, 2013 19:32:44 GMT
"No" to all those, Vernon. I have an irrational aversion to shellfish. Not that keen on proper fish, either.
Last year, I met a friend for lunch and she had mussels. She tricked me. She speared a mussel and held it up, told me to close my eyes and fed it to me. I made myself chew it properly rather than just gulp it down whole.
It was delicious. But it is still the only shellfish I have ever eaten.
Pathetic, isn't it?
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Post by robmac on May 29, 2013 19:46:35 GMT
we used to drive along singing that rod stewart song in Portugal when the locals were out along the verges collecting caracois,snails.''we are snailing,we are snailing '' they sell them in all the bars ,nice and chewy with a bit of garlicky olive oil and a few olives. one thing I always wanted to try is razor clams. my favourite abroad was perseves,don't know what they call them here just looked them up goose barnacles yum I didn't mange to get any razor clams in Scotland, but I did manage to dig up a couple of other clams using RT's trenching spade. It's hard work digging the buggers up! There's a special clam spade you can use for the razors before they burrow down out of reach. To get Razor Clams you should sprinkle salt on the sand where they are known to be and they will come up out of their shells. I'm told that the extra salt kids them into thinking the tide has come in, but who knows, it does work!
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Post by Firefox on May 29, 2013 20:41:54 GMT
"No" to all those, Vernon. I have an irrational aversion to shellfish. Not that keen on proper fish, either. Last year, I met a friend for lunch and she had mussels. She tricked me. She speared a mussel and held it up, told me to close my eyes and fed it to me. I made myself chew it properly rather than just gulp it down whole. It was delicious. But it is still the only shellfish I have ever eaten. Pathetic, isn't it? Irrational rather than pathetic, I guess. I don't like brown sauce or tomato ketchup or salad cream on food for that matter. Or milk in coffee. But I will eat all of those things on their own! I was pleased to see you can eat British Snails. I had thought the French ones were specially cultivated. But no... the British garden ones are just as good. To Rob, I tried the salt and water trick. That was when I got the other two clams. Didn't get any razors though.
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Post by n brown on May 29, 2013 22:43:18 GMT
what needs mentioning her is that these things aren't about delicacies, they're about vital,and available protein for poor people. I went to Portugal not long after their revolution and saw a different take on a lot of things,when you see somebody take the trouble to catch enough flying ants to stuff a sparrow,you learn something about survival !
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Post by Firefox on May 30, 2013 0:30:57 GMT
Insects are a good source of protein.
I have tried grasshoppers - very nice, but they do take a long time to collect!
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Post by robmac on Jun 1, 2013 13:12:45 GMT
"No" to all those, Vernon. I have an irrational aversion to shellfish. Not that keen on proper fish, either. Last year, I met a friend for lunch and she had mussels. She tricked me. She speared a mussel and held it up, told me to close my eyes and fed it to me. I made myself chew it properly rather than just gulp it down whole. It was delicious. But it is still the only shellfish I have ever eaten. Pathetic, isn't it? .........................To Rob, I tried the salt and water trick. That was when I got the other two clams. Didn't get any razors though. You have to find the holes Razors leave in the sand Vernon, then sprinkle salt directly into each hole.
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Post by Firefox on Jun 1, 2013 17:05:46 GMT
Yep did that... though might have got the wrong type of holes, which lead to the two big clams I caught.
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Post by Firefox on Mar 2, 2014 11:36:06 GMT
Anyone tried the snails yet!?
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Post by Neva Aglenn on Mar 2, 2014 12:28:04 GMT
Not for Me M8!! Tried Snails Years ago in Paris...Patriotism won't sway Me to try ones from Blighty!! Where did You eat Grasshoppers? Have munched thru' loads of deep-fried Crickets in Asia, the local version of packets of crisps!
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Post by Firefox on Mar 3, 2014 12:22:39 GMT
Grasshoppers I collected in Thetford forest on a self organised living off the land weekend with a couple of mates. I must have collected about 50-70. Took me bloody ages. You have to listen for the chirping, see where the sound is coming from, then sneak up close and make a grab. Half the time they managed to jump out, but I got a fair few in the end. Fried them with butter and spices, they turn from green to red. Crunchy and delicious.
We also collected wild mushrooms (had books and knew a fair amount about various species), nettles, berries, and other stuff.
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Post by Neva Aglenn on Mar 4, 2014 20:57:47 GMT
Wow, dedication!! In Thailand, They string up mosquito nets & the Crickets just fly into them en masse...Lemming-Style!! V.Tasty Deep-Fried so stuck with 'em rather than trying the baby Frogs, water bugs or the (Revolting-Looking..) Queen of the Termites (like a massive Maggot!!...)
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Post by n brown on Mar 4, 2014 23:26:45 GMT
don't know what it's called when a few of you get a long net,walk out to sea up to your neck,then curve in to the beach.in Bordeaux you get a lot of small fish,a couple of biggish ones and loads of small crabs. what you do then is boil everything as it is,then liquidise and eat with a fresh baguette . bit crunchy,but yummy !
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Post by X on Mar 5, 2014 0:08:13 GMT
don't know what it's called when a few of you get a long net,walk out to sea up to your neck There are 2 names for this type of behaviour ! Stupid or special
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Post by n brown on Mar 5, 2014 9:23:41 GMT
another concise psychological evaluation from Professor 'F'rude
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Post by Firefox on Jun 13, 2014 23:52:45 GMT
OK, I did the snails tonight. 18 escargots, collected a week ago on footpaths near hedges when the rain brought them out. I kept them in plastic bottle with carrots to eat, washing them out every couple of days. The droppings do turn orange! Boiling water for 5 mins then fry in garlic butter, a little salt and lots of herbs and pepper.
They were brilliant. Very sweet and tasty. Meaty foot. Better than the French ones for sure.
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Post by kangooroo on Jun 14, 2014 0:10:02 GMT
OK, I did the snails tonight. 18 escargots, collected a week ago on footpaths near hedges Ugh - I hope you're joking but suspect you probably aren't! Glad you enjoyed them and if you'd like any more, we have loads of snails (and slugs) in our garden which you are very welcome to collect and feast upon. *shudder*
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Post by Firefox on Jun 14, 2014 0:27:56 GMT
No joking. They were really good. I am not sure about slugs. There is some proviso with those and l haven't checked it all out. Snails are veggies and very much safer as far as I can remember
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Post by robmac on Jun 14, 2014 7:16:18 GMT
Strangely enough, Britain do export Snails to France.
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Post by penny13 on Jun 14, 2014 10:01:56 GMT
OK, I did the snails tonight. 18 escargots, collected a week ago on footpaths near hedges Ugh - I hope you're joking but suspect you probably aren't! Glad you enjoyed them and if you'd like any more, we have loads of snails (and slugs) in our garden which you are very welcome to collect and feast upon. *shudder* Should you ever wish to share I would partake not slugs mind
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Post by Firefox on Jun 14, 2014 10:31:55 GMT
Ugh - I hope you're joking but suspect you probably aren't! Glad you enjoyed them and if you'd like any more, we have loads of snails (and slugs) in our garden which you are very welcome to collect and feast upon. *shudder* Should you ever wish to share I would partake not slugs mind Cool, I'll try and bring some purged ones to Greywell if I get a chance to collect some. I would not do slugs. Theoretically it's possible but they can be carnivorous or eat toxic mushrooms and thus need a lot more purging. Also more slime and you have to cook them a lot more to get that out. I would thrice cook snails. 5 mins in boiling water, then remove from shells, then 10 mins in boiling water, then 5 mins fry in garlic butter and herbs, or use Gordon Ramsey's recipe chopped and fried with pancetta sounds good too.
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Post by Heisenberg on Jun 14, 2014 15:24:33 GMT
I used to collect snails when I was a kid and race them against each other. They weren't very fast so I tried taking them out of their shells to make them more streamlined, but it didn't work, if anything it made them more sluggish.
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Post by campervanannie on Jun 14, 2014 17:26:07 GMT
I am sorry Firefox but that is just sick on so many levels i know we export them abroad but they are farmed ones not the ones crawling around in the hedgerows sliding through dog sh$t and the like but good on you if you enjoyed them . please don't try slugs if they are poisonous to dogs they must be bad for humans.
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Post by Firefox on Jun 14, 2014 21:49:31 GMT
If you think about it, we eat pigs etc which also roll around in shit and eat it too. This is why the snails have to be purged and washed multiple times. It takes about a week. Essentially you farm them before you eat them. I'm not suggesting you eat them raw A process has to be followed
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