Jan 13, 2009: Snail Caviar

[xoxoxoBruce]

caviar

SYLLABICATION: cav·i·ar
PRONUNCIATION: kv-är, käv-
VARIANT FORMS: also cav·i·are
NOUN: The roe of a large fish, especially sturgeon, that is salted, seasoned, and eaten as a delicacy or relish.

Move over Sturgeon, there's a new roe on the hors d'oeuvres... Snail Caviar.

Caviar and snails – two of France’s most loved delicacies come together with the release of the first-of-its-kind snail caviar by De Jaeger, a snail farm specializing in this exotic delicacy.

Being the first in the world to produce snail caviar shell-less and unpasteurized, the farm - founded by two former snail farmers - spent nearly four years perfecting the production and harvesting process, resulting in tiny, smooth cream-colored pearls that reportedly burst on the tongue with subtle autumn and woody flavors.

[Euell Gibbons] Mmmm, autumn and woody flavors... reminds me of the taste of the bottom of the leaf mulch pile. [/Euell Gibbons]

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