Dusk
Achatina tincta
In ur viv stealin ur snailets
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Post by Dusk on Jan 14, 2009 21:03:14 GMT
The unit topic in my BSL class is food and drink at present. Somehow in the discussion the topic of eating snails came up, and the teacher Paul produced from somewhere - his office? the canteen? - a tin of snails. There was much debate about the eating of snails and oysters (it kinda reminded me of that scene in... was it Ben Hur? with Tony Curtis, where they're discussing something quite other than snails and oysters). Anyway, tangent. The writing on the tin was all in another language that none of us could identify but I recognised two right away - achatina fulica. Did anyone know you could get them tinned in this country? I didn't. I am tempted to take in a live fulica next week. As illustration. Renamed - CroSSLeSS
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Post by Snail_lover Forever on Jan 22, 2009 21:36:19 GMT
neither did I know they could be sold tinned
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Dusk
Achatina tincta
In ur viv stealin ur snailets
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Post by Dusk on Jan 22, 2009 23:17:04 GMT
I took in a half-grown fulica to the horror/fascination of all. Paul now wants to see Big Yan, so I'm taking him with me next week I consider them as goodwill ambassadors - see how many people want to eat 'em after seeing them alive and slime-ing everything....
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
Cochleas ego amo
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Post by coyote on Jan 23, 2009 21:02:11 GMT
I think that's a fabulous idea, to bring in a living one so people can see it's an actual living creature.
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Rachel
Archachatina puylaerti
They see me snailin'
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Post by Rachel on Jan 24, 2009 19:29:16 GMT
good idea to show them alive and sliming, make the guys guilty or grossed out to the point of never buying it again, i'd pay to see their faces though. my ever witty friend just pointed out its no different to people eating chicken, just cos we are snail lovers it upsets us, he's a real sherlock, ain't he . i did know about this, although thankfully its not really a tesco's product. i refused to talk to my uncle for two months (childish i know, but hey) when he bought tinned fuli's to eat. needless to say i wasn't impressed, and my family thought it was hilarious, especially when i, the snail loving veggie, was offered some. insert puke noises here. sometimes i wonder if we are really from the same planet.
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