Cepaea does not occur on Crete, most probably they collected Eobania
vermiculata or one of the other Helicidae or large Hygromiidae. Long ago Orr
mentioned Cepaea from his garden on Cyprus, but that was also an error and
turned out to be Eobania vermiculata.

The sinners among the Jews and Muslims in Israel eat Cornu aspersum
aspersum, Cornu aspersum megalostomus, Helix engaddensis, Eobania
vermiculata, Theba pisana, several species of Levantina and even the tiny
Xeropicta vestalis joppensis (the latter boiled in oil and eaten like
sunflower seeds).
Regards,

Henk K. Mienis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rosemary Payne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:59 AM
Subject: Re: 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janice Light" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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
> > Janthina Consultants
> > 88 Peperharow Road
> > Godalming, Surrey
> > GU7 2PN, UK
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>