I spent thirty-four of my education
career years in Seattle, Washington. Think
rain and green. Slugs proliferate in
Washington, the ugliest slow-crawlers in the world, naked (without shells) and
squishy underfoot. They come in every
color, large and small, some solid and some spotted.
When we moved to California’s Central Coast, I had no idea that the
slugs would follow us in a different form.
Sure enough, we have slugs here in CA, but they travel in their home
shells, neatly covered so they look less naked.
Clothed. Contained. Proper.
And, guess what…edible! The typical California snail, the Helix
is the type genus
of the family Helicidae.
The best-known species
include Helix aspersa,
the common, or brown garden snail, which is edible, and Helix pomatia, the
Roman snail or Burgundy snail, also edible.
Yes, snail protein
abounds in CA. As I type this blog
message I’m gazing at my orange tree, aware that hundreds of edible snails are crawling
around on its leaves. In fact, we
Central Coasters agree that we’ve never witnessed snails in such huge numbers
as we’ve seen this year.
Now, my husband
loves escargot, so he could live off the little guys for some time. Me?
Not so much. The butter and the
garlic they’re bathed in isn’t bad, but the rubbery texture of escargot puts me
off.
Typical romance
writer that I am, the sex life of an edible snail does interest me. Not only are snails bisexual, but they throw love
darts at each other. They are
reproducing like mad in my garden (love darts shooting everywhere!) and slowly chomping away
at my orange tree. Anybody want a truckload
of edible snails? Rolynn
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5 comments:
Hellooooo out there. No takers on free snails? Rolynn
Hi Rolynn, I love escargot, well-cooked with garlic. I spent a year going back and forth to Seattle and loved it, especially the Puget Sound, the Pike Market, and Nordstrom Outlet!
Yay, Mona. You've always been the adventurer. I wonder why we can snack down on escargot, but noone would ever consider eating a PNW banana slug. Yuuk!
I loved the title of your post, so had to stop by. No thanks, I'll pass on the snails. The love darts interest me, though. If only getting a man's attention was half as easy...hmm...a storyline is brewing. Thanks, Rolynn!!! Gotta go..."Chapter One"...When the dart pierced his neck...
Vonnie, I expect a commission when the story sells...kidding. I'm so glad I got your imagination brewing and a story on the cusp! Rolynn
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