Mushroom Escargot

[LCHIEN]

Mushroom Escargot

[leehljp]

I have eaten a lot of weird foods according to the average American I meet, but escargot is one I have not tried, and don't really care to. However, I remember my first oyster on the half shell at about age 15 (and didn't want to eat it, but I did). I tried it and was pleasantly surprised. That opened a world of food to me!

[LCHIEN]

well, unlike oyster on the half shell, which is raw oyster, the escargot is cooked with a lot of wine, butter and garlic rendering it quite tasty if you can get over the snail part.
I've had them in France, and on cruise ships and in American restaurants, the French really make it much better than everyone else.

[twistsol]

I've had it a few times, never in France, but my opinion is that the wine, butter, and garlic, etc. are tasty. The snail is just filler.

I''ll try just about anything and have eaten lutefisk, SPAM, oysters, spiced crickets, eel, pig's feet, haggis and iguana so I certainly won't starve, but if other foods are available, I'll eat those first. The only food I won't eat is a banana.

[capncarl]

Snails scare me….as in eating them. I’ve read numerous horror stories about people that should know better, pop them in their mouth and swallow them. Death comes shortly thereafter.

[LCHIEN]

Well, don't worry. This guy was too small, I threw him back.

[donaldnunez]

well, unlike oyster on the half shell, which is raw oyster, the escargot is cooked with a lot of wine, butter and garlic rendering it quite tasty if you can get over the snail part.
I've had them in France, and on cruise ships and in American restaurants, the French really make it much better than everyone else.

I agree with you. My mom is French and she often makes garlic escargots in mushroom caps. It is delicious.