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[the_siobhan]

This picture is from one of our pig roasts. We have hundreds of snails in our backyard.



So my question is; does anybody know if they are edible?

(I know they eat really well. Mostly because they eat all my plants.)

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[eveofdstruction.livejournal.com]

Do you guys have a university agricultural extension up there? That is who I would ask. The issue would really be whether they carry any problematic bacteria or fungal infestations. The huge land snails in Hawaii, while technically edible, carry nasty stuff that will make you very sick and that isn't effectively killed by cooking. I believe that is true of some other regional snail populations as well. Otherwise, mmmm, gastropoda.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Everything I've read suggests that the only concern is anything they might have eaten in the prevous couple of weeks.

I have the first round of experimental subjects munching out on lettuce leaves downstairs.