The French eat about 37 million pounds of snails every year, according to the National Heliciculture Federation of France, ...

What a bunch of slimeballs! In just the latest major theft of a French national treasure, bandits slipped into a famous snail ...

Escargot is one of those slightly intimidating French dishes you only pretend to know about. But actually, this snail dish isn't all that scary; it's essentially mollusks in a rich, herbaceous sauce.

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SOISSONS, France (Reuters Life!) - If you want your guests to linger over an exclusive entree at a festive dinner party, why not try a novelty in slow-food -- snail eggs. The French started eating ...