Snail
Gastropoda
Not Kosher
Description
Edible snails, sold as escargot, are usually purged, shelled, and cooked with garlic butter, stock, or wine, then served back in the shell. Snail farming centers on Spain, France, and Italy.
Edible land snails are mainly farmed rather than caught, with heliciculture concentrated in Spain, France, and Italy. Helix pomatia is the species most eaten in France, and the giant African snail is widely eaten too.
Also known as
- Escargot
- Periwinkle
- Whelk
- Petit-gris
- Burgundy snail
Snail in foreign languages
| Scientific | Gastropoda |
| Hebrew | חלזונות |
| Yiddish | פוילע רוילע |
| Arabic | بطنيات القدم |
| Spanish | gastrópodos |
| Portuguese | Gastrópodes |
| French | gastéropodes |
| German | Schnecken |
| Greek | Γαστερόποδα |
| Russian | Брюхоногие |
| Turkish | Karındanbacaklılar |
| Chinese | 腹足纲 |
| Japanese | 腹足綱 |
| Korean | 복족류 |
| Hindi | उदरपाद |
| Bengali | উদরপদী |
| Vietnamese | Lớp Chân bụng |
| Thai | ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา |
| Indonesian | siput |
Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Land and sea snails are gastropod mollusks with no fins and no scales, so neither is kosher.
- Snails must be purged before eating, and any that die during purging should be thrown out.