"Veal escalope in the style of the Auge valley." A veal escalope flamed in Calvados and served with cream and apples.
Petit gris. A small, common variety of snail. These are the best and most tender of snails. They should be kept and fed on a controlled diet for a few days to improve their own flavour. This might include anything from barley to vermicelli.
"Snail of Burgundy." A variety of snail - the Roman or vineyard snail. It is rather slow-growing, but thought to the tastiest of the snails though without quite the special qualites of the petit gris. Helix pomatia measure between 28 and 36 mm (around 1"-1½") while Helix aspersa are between 25-30 mm.
Murex. A knobbly sea snail or whelk. This mollusc was the source of the rare and expensive imperial purple.
"Snail of the sea." A name given to various small shellfish such as winkle, periwinkle, horn shell and murex.
A variety of snail - the Roman or vineyard snail. It is rather slow-growing, but thought to the tastiest of the snails though without quite the special qualites of the petit gris. Helix pomatia measure between 28 and 36 mm (around 1"-1½") while Helix aspersa are between 25-30 mm.
