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| 2636.1 | Easy | DUGGAN::MAHONEY | | Thu Sep 27 1990 15:11 | 14 |
| the hardest thing is to clean them......
My mother used to cook them and they are out of this world!
Fry lots of onions, thinly sliced, in good olive oil, add two (or more,
to taste) of mashed garlic cloves, add fresh parsley, minced, a dash of
sweet paprika and about 1/2 glass of white wine. Cover and let cook
till liquid is reduced, add salt (to taste) and serve with triangles of
toasted, sliced bread. My mother also added a bit of hot peppers but
we did not like it that way... it can be added, if you like "hot"
taste (it should be added to the onion/garlic/parsley mixture, before
adding the periwinkles.
Now, do you know how to EAT THEM?
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| 2636.2 | easy recipe: raw periwinkles | CLUSTA::GLANTZ | Mike @TAY Littleton MA, 227-4299 | Fri Sep 28 1990 08:24 | 2 |
| Only way I've ever eaten them is live. You pull 'em out with a pin.
They don't make much of a meal.
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| 2636.3 | Raw? | DUGGAN::MAHONEY | | Fri Sep 28 1990 09:11 | 3 |
| Of course, they don't make much of a meal but it is a great apetizer
when served in their sauce, and the toast triangles dunked in it...
they are "the poor cousins" of the french scargot... delicious.
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| 2636.4 | Ok, I give up | DDIF::FRIDAY | This space available for eminent domain | Fri Sep 28 1990 10:24 | 5 |
| No, I don't know how to eat them. Do you have to use a
toothpick to pull them out of the shell after they've been
cooked?
Inquiring minds (and empty stomachs) want to know.
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| 2636.5 | Divide it before eating! | DUGGAN::MAHONEY | | Fri Sep 28 1990 13:47 | 7 |
| Yes, that is the way of eating them, but beware, you have to separate
the DARKEST END part of what it comes out of the shell, that PART is the
intestines! not many people know this and they eat the WHOLE thing...
with the consequent stomach ache. Remember just to eat the first half
of the empty snail. That way you cannot go wrong.
Bon Apetit!
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| 2636.6 | Chinese style too | SCADMN::SHEN | | Mon Oct 01 1990 18:02 | 9 |
| Hi,
I remember eating them as a child in a black bean sauce with lots of
garlic, shallots, and or onions. I'm sure any recipie with a fermented
black bean sauce will do and just saute. My mother used a wok, but a
heavy pan on very high heat will do. Remember not to over cook or
they'll becom rubbery.
P.S. Fermemted black beans are available in Oriental markets.
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| 2636.7 | Pick your own | MACNAS::DKEARNEY | | Mon May 20 1991 13:25 | 12 |
| I have been eating periwinkles since I was a child. Once addicted to
them you have to have a regular fix. The basic problem is freshness.
That is why I always pick my own. I cook them by boiling a pot of water
and them throw a few scoops of winkles [the 'peri' is silent] in. Once
the water re-boils again, I remove and drain the winkles. That is it -
no additives. By the way, I always eat the whole snail and have never
suffered.
Winkles are supposed to be good for sexual arousement and I can
definitely confirm their ability to cure constipation.
A pint of Guinness is the best accompaniment.
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| 2636.8 | yuck! | MROA::MAHONEY | | Wed Jul 27 1994 13:35 | 6 |
| PS... "the best cure to cure constipation"... that's because you are eating
the whole thing, intestines and sh*t included! only the "meat" should
be eaten, not the whole thing... It is funny that everybody cleans
shrimp and opens the back to get rid of the "vein" which is very thin
and does not bother with snails, that are very big, with lots of
"waste"....
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