Hoddy Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I'm not sure if I should have put this in the Food Section.Some years ago I suggested that if Hugh Fearnley-Eatitall could persuade us that slugs were a delicacy it would transform our attitude towards them. My suggestion was not very well received.Now I see that he is going to do just that tonight on Channel 4. I wonder if he reads this forum ?Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Wow, what next, earwigs? Or have those been done already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/5556313/Eat-slugs-in-tomato-sauce-says-television-chef-Hugh-Fearnley-Whittingstall.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 I watched the programme - even Whittingstall said they weren't good. I'm quite relieved really if he'd liked them I might have felt obliged to give them a try.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex H Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 If these things are such a 'delicacy', why are they not eaten as they are? Instead slugs are swamped in tomato sauce and snails in garlic. Is it to take away the awful taste? [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 The taste is one thing, T-P. What I don't like is the texture; sort of all chewy and rubbery. Perhaps slugs are more tender than snails? Anyone had both and know the answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex H Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 [quote user="puzzled"]I have only ever tried one solitary snail and all I could taste was the delicious garlic butter with a bit of chew in the middle -I didn't like the idea of ( me ) eating snails and they didn't make any impression on me at all - couldn't taste the snail. [/quote]Same here, the only time I've tried them they were in a mushroom sauce - so you couldn't tell what was mushroom and what was snail - kind of pointless really[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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