In which countries do people eat snails?

While snails are often thought of as French food in the West, the consumption of snails is actually a near ubiquitous feature of human civilization. Abalone are a common feature of Chinese cuisine, and are called bao yu in Mandarin Chinese. There are other type of snails eaten in China, too. And it's not just the Chinese. read more

Many countries around the Med eat snails in large quantities (eg, Greeks). West African nations also eat lots, as do the Chinese. In the EU as a whole, billions of snails are eaten each year. Not so much in Muslim countries since as for orthodox Jews, tsnails are regarded as unclean (haram) by many. read more

Snails still are a huge industry for the restaurant business. Nowadays, the dishes made with land snails are exclusive in many areas of France, Great Britain, and some other countries, where they have high prices and are part of unique recipes. read more