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  2. 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]

  3. Snails as food - Wikipedia

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    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] Snails as a food date back to ancient times, with numerous cultures worldwide having ...

  4. Cornu aspersum - Wikipedia

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    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. During the rainy period the snails come out of hibernation and release most of their mucus onto the dry wood/straw.

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  6. List of edible molluscs - Wikipedia

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    Edible molluscs are harvested from saltwater, freshwater, and the land, and include numerous members of the classes Gastropoda (snails), Bivalvia (clams, scallops, oysters etc.), Cephalopoda (octopus and squid), and Polyplacophora (chitons). Many species of molluscs are eaten worldwide, either cooked or raw.

  7. Snail caviar - Wikipedia

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    In December 2007, a 50-gram jar of De Jaeger brand snail caviar, produced at a snail farm in Soissons, France, retailed for €80. [3] In September 2014, a 50-gram jar of Viennese Snails brand snail caviar, produced at a farm near Vienna, Austria, retailed for more than €150. [ 5 ]

  8. Helix pomatia - Wikipedia

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    Roman snails were eaten by Ancient Romans. [18] Nowadays, these snails are especially popular in French cuisine. In the English language, it is called by the French name escargot when used in cooking (escargot simply means snail). Although this species is highly prized as a food, it is difficult to cultivate and is rarely farmed commercially. [19]

  9. Human interactions with molluscs - Wikipedia

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    Oyster farming in Brittany. Many species of mollusc, including gastropods such as whelks, bivalves such as scallops, cockles, mussels, and clams, and cephalopods such as octopuses and squids are collected or hunted for food. [11] [12] Several kinds of whelk on sale in Japan