Ever wondered how a slimy garden snail ended up on the menu of France’s finest restaurants? 🐌✨ What most of us see as pests became one of the most “fancy” dishes in the world—escargot. But behind the garlic butter and parsley lies a history that’s way stranger than you’d expect.
From prehistoric cave dwellers roasting snails, to Roman emperors fattening them up with milk and wine, all the way to French chefs turning them into haute cuisine—snails have been crawling through human history for thousands of years. And yes, at one point, monks argued they weren’t even real meat so they could eat them during Lent!
So how did a backyard critter become a cultural icon of French dining? Join us as we uncover the surprising, funny, and downright bizarre story of escargot. This isn’t just food history—it’s proof that humans will turn almost anything into a delicacy.
Timestamps:
0:03 Introduction: Welcome to the World of Escargot
1:45 Prehistoric Snail-Eating
2:31 The Romans Make It Classy
3:35 Snails in the Middle Ages
4:17 How Snails Became French
5:14 A Presidential Boost
6:05 Escargot and French Identity
6:40 Snails Around the World
7:08 Conclusion: A Slimy but Fancy Legacy
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