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  2. Human interactions with molluscs - Wikipedia

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    In popular culture, the snail is known for its stereotypical slowness, while the octopus and giant squid have featured in literature since classical times as monsters of the deep. Many-headed and tentacled monsters appear as the Gorgon and the Medusa of Greek mythology, and the kraken of Nordic legend.

  3. Snails as food - Wikipedia

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    Snail dish from Toledo, Spain. Snails are eaten by humans in many areas such as Africa, Southeast Asia and Mediterranean Europe, while in other cultures, snails are seen as a taboo food. In English, edible land snails are commonly called escargot, from the French word for 'snail'. [1]

  4. Heliciculture - Wikipedia

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    A snail farm near Eyragues, Provence, France. Heliciculture, commonly known as snail farming, is the process of raising edible land snails, primarily for human consumption or cosmetic use. [1] The meat and snail eggs a.k.a. white caviar can be consumed as escargot and as a type of caviar, respectively. [2]

  5. Snails bred in Edinburgh Zoo sent to re-populate species in ...

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    A group of surviving snails were rescued in the 1990s as part of an international conservation project. Snails bred in Edinburgh Zoo sent to re-populate species in French Polynesia Skip to main ...

  6. Snail - Wikipedia

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    French cooked snails. In French cuisine, edible snails are served for instance in Escargot à la Bourguignonne. The practice of rearing snails for food is known as heliciculture. For purposes of cultivation, the snails are kept in a dark place in a wired cage with dry straw or dry wood. Coppiced wine-grape vines are often used for this purpose.

  7. Land snail - Wikipedia

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    Snails are a delicacy in French cuisine, where they are called escargots. 191 farms produced escargots in France as of 2014. [44] In an English-language menu, escargot is generally reserved [citation needed] for snails prepared with traditional French recipes (served in the shell with a garlic and parsley butter). Before preparing snails to eat ...

  8. Rare snails back in Hawaii forest after nearing extinction ...

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    A rare snail species that had likely become extinct in the wild was ... Moorea In French Polynesia ... "Our snails are true public-trust jewels of nature and culture," said SEPP Coordinator David ...

  9. Escargot de Quimper - Wikipedia

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    Elona quimperiana, common name the escargot de Quimper ("Quimper snail"), is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Elonidae. Elona is a monotypic genus, i.e. it contains only one species, Elona quimperiana. The specific name comes from the city of Quimper in Brittany, France. [4]