People on Crete eat sometimes Eobania vermiculata and Helix aspersa.

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Van: Rosemary Payne [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Verzonden: maandag 19 januari 2004 23:59
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Onderwerp: Re: [CONCH-L] Cepaea as food?


Dear Jan,

Just to say that I've seen Cepaea-like snails collected for food on Crete
and in the Peloponnese; but I can't be definite about identification ...
though they certainly weren't Helix.

Bas

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From: "Janice Light" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: Cepaea as food?


> Hallo Bernardino
> Tks for this personal observation.  I have subsequently found that JW
> Taylor in his Monograph (1894) and Lovell (Edible Molluscs 1884) both
> cite instances of Cepaea consumption for Europe (Taylor) and France
> (Lovell) but this modern day example is useful.
> bfn
> Jan
> In message <000101c3de87$0ba1cc10$3e253ad5@bern>, Bernardino <bernardino
> [log in to unmask]> writes
> >In Portugal Cepaea nemoralis is sold in markets together with other
edible
> >species: Theba pisana, Helix aspersa, Otala lactea, etc. It's main
> >consumption is in the center and the south of Portugal boiled with herbs.
> >
> >
> >regards
> >
> >Bernardino
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Janice Light" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:07 PM
> >Subject: Cepaea as food?
> >
> >
> >> Can anyone provide information on the use of Cepaea (hortensis and
> >> nemoralis) as human food?  Hortensis and nemoralis are the spp. of
> >> particular interest but info on other spp. would be of relevance.
> >> Literature references would be useful, also any modern day
observations.
> >> I watched some locals collect similar sized snails on Rhodes some years
> >> ago whilst on holiday, but did not establish at the time what species
> >> they were gathering.
> >>
> >> Any help would be much appreciated.
> >> Jan
>
> Jan Light
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