Oooo la la!

Going through old photographs last night, I found this one, taken in a nice small French restaurant in the Latin Quartet District in Paris in winter 2007. I like it because it is the only photograph where I am pictured eating snails! Yes, one of those snails that French call gourmet delicacies. Although snails are not associated with food in the United States, they for sure are in France. Often called “ambassadors of the French gastronomy,” escargots (“snails” in French) are available in all different shapes and sizes in France. Usually they come wrapped in grape leaves with garlic and butter (like in my case). They are served in shells on a special escargot plate, which you are seeing in the picture. White bread – French baguette – is also served.

Eating snails is an art, as everything else in France. Holding the shell with a pair of tongs, I would pull the snail of its shell with a small folk and then enjoy its unforgettable taste.
Dare to master this art too! Once you try French escargots, you’ll love them!


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