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Bertia cambojiensis, also known as Vietnamese giant snail or Vietnamese giant magnolia snail, is a critically endangered [1] species of air-breathing land snail, recorded from Cambodia and southern Vietnam. [3] It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Dyakiidae. [2]
Bún ốc ("snail vermicelli soup") is a Vietnamese dish originating from Hanoi, Vietnam. Roasted or boiled snails (ốc luộc) may be eaten first as an appetizer. Snail congee is called cháo ốc, and canh ốc chuối đậu is a thin snail soup with green banana, fried tofu and tía tô. [1] [2]
A city known for its snail culture is the town of Lleida, in the north-Spanish region of Catalonia, where the L'Aplec del Cargol festival has been held since 1980, receiving some 300,000 visitors during a weekend in May. [17] Snail were eaten periodically in Central-Europe sometimes, as food or medicine.
Vietnam’s so-called “snail restaurants” dish out glorious preparations of every kind of mollusk and crustacean found along the country's 2,000-plus miles of coastline.
Giant African land snails, an invasive species of mollusk, poses a threat to Florida residents as it can spread meningitis from a parasite it carries.
Vietnam's fauna of non-marine molluscs comprises various species of freshwater gastropods, freshwater bivalves and terrestrial gastropods. [25] The terrestrial gastropod fauna is highly diverse and includes more than 850 described land snail and slug species; many species inhabit limestone karst hills.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) - The giant African snail damages buildings, destroys crops and can cause meningitis in humans. But some people still want to collect, and even eat, the ...
This is a list of all reptiles found in Vietnam Subcategories ... Asian giant softshell turtle; ... Mekong snail-eating turtle;