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The list of foods in the article sounds fine for modern tastes (apart from the snails maybe). I'm sure it would have been prepared very differently, but that ne
by Nition 5y ago
The list of foods in the article sounds fine for modern tastes (apart from the snails maybe). I'm sure it would have been prepared very differently, but that never stopped us calling things "Chinese food" etc in the west.
- zeitg3ist 5y agoNot sure what you mean by "modern tastes" but snails are still widely eaten in regional recipes throughout Italy.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> but that never stopped us calling things "Chinese food" etc in the west. I once collected a quote from a writeup on dailywtf, an aside that went: "I should mention that I mean real Chinese food, not that non-deep-fried stuff they serve over in China." The intended joke, obviously, is on people who think the American label "Chinese food" must reflect something similar to the food they have in China. After spending years in Shanghai, eating local food, seeing the ads in bakery windows for "FRIED COOKIES", I still find the quote funny, but mostly for the idea that they might serve non-fried food in China. There is some, but it is most certainly not the norm.
- dandellion 5y agoHere in Spain at least snails are still very common.
- _0ffh 5y agoYes, also France and parts of Germany.
- wil421 5y agoLots of nicer places serve snails where I am in the Southern US. You can buy cans of them at the grocery and all you need is the shells to serve them in. A little garlic and parsley butter is all you need.
- crispyambulance 5y agoSnails are common. Almost always prepared "French style" with garlic-butter sauce which kind of masks the true flavor of the snail. By themselves the snails have a mild vegetative flavor with a bit of umami. The only other preparation I've heard of was pickling. And also in frittata (omelet). It would be interesting to know how the Romans prepared snails.