tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131351376892530140.post9105499998162197301..comments2024-03-27T19:31:09.354+01:00Comments on Muticaria: Waiter, there's a snail in my paellaDavid P. Ciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425318075850725424noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131351376892530140.post-2184978867371105532010-11-24T11:20:39.382+01:002010-11-24T11:20:39.382+01:00Hi, Delicious pictures!Hi, Delicious pictures!Dejemonos sorprenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349000182949239074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131351376892530140.post-13458296107407920722010-11-06T10:41:38.312+01:002010-11-06T10:41:38.312+01:00According to locals over here in Southeast Asia, s...According to locals over here in Southeast Asia, serving cooked snails in their shells give an extra edge to the snail's "deliciousness". <br /><br />Apparently, they said that by sucking the animal out of its shell, air is introduced into the mixture of snail meat and gravy and brings out the aroma.<br /><br />I wonder if that's the same in Spain too?JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915767910311597056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131351376892530140.post-18114630937301802222010-11-05T19:23:38.947+01:002010-11-05T19:23:38.947+01:00Snail - it's also the commonest snail in Malta...Snail - it's also the commonest snail in Malta but it's never eaten. Just used as fishing bait sometimes.<br /><br />Zen - ha ha, I assume you aren't enjoying so many of my recent posts, then :)<br /><br />Aydin - they're always served in their shell as far as I know, it looks better than a green-grey mass in a plate :)<br /><br />I'm not a fan of cooked snails, I hate the texture. Their taste is however fairly neutral and depends a lot on the condiments used.David P. Ciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425318075850725424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131351376892530140.post-38917631398447934702010-11-05T16:26:40.061+01:002010-11-05T16:26:40.061+01:00I am surprised that the snail in the paella still ...I am surprised that the snail in the paella still had its shell. I suppose sucking the snail's body out of the shell is half the fun!AYDIN ÖRSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131351376892530140.post-70785409881347634522010-11-05T11:27:16.331+01:002010-11-05T11:27:16.331+01:00Uggh how disgusting! I've got this snail and ...Uggh how disgusting! I've got this snail and slug phobia and I've had quite a number of unlucky incidents with snails. I even had very close encounters with them in a number of dishes...(obviously not the ones I cooked)Sukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487950966823492140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131351376892530140.post-76286595434322375422010-11-05T09:00:32.282+01:002010-11-05T09:00:32.282+01:00That's interesting! I didn't realise that ...That's interesting! I didn't realise that there might be a market for Theba pisana. We've got millions of 'em in Australia. Maybe a new export market for us?!Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.com