2024

L'ESCARGOLOIS

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Fabien Fournier, a former plumber, dreamed of nature and snails. A first park was built in 2016. He now raises 110,000 gastropods per year. His "gros gris" (Helix aspersa maxima) arrive from their childhood from a breeder installed in the Doubs. They "graze" in an enclosure. And to support the heat wave, they evolve under a plant cover. They are then cleaned, blanched and simmered in a court-bouillon before being put into jars. The heliciculturist also proposes "escargotines" for toasts, buttered shells as well as 5 aperitif recipes.

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