National Escargot Day
Saturday is National Escargot Day.
We were unaware of this celebration until a Grubtrotters subscriber, whom we will call the Captain, alerted us to this spectacular photo and accompanying blog post at Gothamist.com.
Even if you’re among the sickies who find escargot to be disgusting, this is the perfect weekend to try. Just channel your inner Indiana Jones and be adventurous.
La Poubelle in Hollywood is an option, and we hear good things about Cafe Stella in Silver Lake. Here are a few more suggestions (and corny puns aplenty) from our friends on the Chowhound boards. — Victor.
try this recipe for escargots. There are more at the metioned website.
cheers.
Alvaro
Snails Garlic Style
A good combination of Snails, Garlic and ..
Ingredients:
500grs snail meat.
5 -6 cloves of garlic
1 pepper (Pepper, small chile)
Parsley chopped fine
Salt and pepper to taste
a cup of good Chardonnay (white wine)
Lemon juice
Preparation:
In a skillet, melt a lump of butter
or margarine and stir-fry chopped garlic,
Add pepper in a 3-4 pieces with care
they become the least possible seed,
that is what makes pique in too.
When making a golden garlic and add the parsley,
Now add the snails
then, white wine, lemon, salt, pepper to taste.
Sauté until the broth reduce by half.