On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:45:06 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 25/08/2013 5:12 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>
> >> Eels and snails are two things that I have no problem eating but
> >> there's no way I'm going to prepare them. I tried it once with snails
> >> when I made stuffed them into mushrooms (Bourguignon style with
> >> garlic). I was so grossed out by it that I couldn't eat anything from
> >> appetizers to dessert on that particular Thanksgiving. Everyone told
> >> me they were delicious, but I couldn't make myself taste one.
> >
> > I tried garlic snails once, all I could taste was garlic... they were
> > OK I guess but not worth the bother IMO.
> >
> If you like garlic butter you should have no problem with snails. I
> have had them a few times. They were like chewy little erasers that
> tasted of garlic butter. Then you can dip your bread in the leftover
> garlic butter.

Snails and mushrooms go together so well because their texture and
flavor are so similar. I have no idea why you call them chewy because
they're not.

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