Gourmet Escargot - Wild Burgundy Snails by Chefshop.com
Wild Burgundy Snails, a timeless French delicacy, are finally available to gourmets in the United States. The finest purveyor in Paris, La Maison de lEscargot, has been satisfying the most discriminating palettes in France since 1894.
Whether in three-star Michelin-rated restaurants like Paris Taillevent - #1 dining destination in the World, 2001 Zagats survey - Chez Lasserre, or Alain Ducasses Grande Cascade, these snails grace the finest tables in France. Similarly, consumers who frequent La Maison de lEscargots shop in the 15th, or the fashionable right-bank shops of Galeries Lafayette Gourmet, serve only the best in their homes.
As with all gastronomic delicacies, escargots exhibit varying levels of quality. La Maisons snails have maintained an unwavering reputation for incomparable products amid the demands of the culinary capital of the world.
The formula is quite simple, frankly. They begin with purely wild Burgundy snails - HĂ©lix Pomatia Linne - delivered live. These savory delights are then hand-sorted by size, washed, and cooked in an aromatic bouillon according to the same ancestral standards used in 1894. Potironne Company is owned and operated by a professional chef, trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.
As with all gastronomic delicacies, escargots exhibit varying levels of quality. Henri Maire's snails have maintained an unwavering reputation for incomparable products amid the demands of the culinary capital of the world.
Available from Amazon
Price: $15.99
Updated on 8-14-2008.
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