Posted on 05/24/2023 5:45:35 AM PDT by Red Badger
(Last Updated On: May 19, 2023)
NATIONAL ESCARGOT DAY | MAY 24
Each year on May 24th, National Escargot Day honors the famous French dish of cooked land snails. While escargot is enjoyed by many it is an acquired taste. Many French restaurants serve the dish as an appetizer. #NationalEscargotDay
Escargot {es.kar.go} is the French word for snail.
Cooks usually prepare Escargo by removing the land snails from their shells, cooking them with garlic, butter, and wine. Once cooked, the gastropods go back into their shells with the sauce for serving. Because the snails are clumsy to eat, special forks and tongs help improve the dining experience.
Escargot are high in protein and low in fat (without the butter).
The science of growing snails is known as heliciculture. In the United States, more people are raising snails for culinary purposes. Even though escargot still seems exotic to American palates, around the world escargot has long been a popular dish.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL ESCARGOT DAY
If you’ve never experienced escargot, this is the holiday to try it. Find a restaurant near you that serves the delicacy and order a plate. Be sure to order wine, too. If you’re looking for a recipe to try at home, we have a recipe for you to try as well.
Enjoy this Escargot in Wine recipe.
If you’re food adventurous, read 9 Odd Foods That Are An Acquired Taste. #NationalEscargotDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL ESCARGOT DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar continues researching the origins of this French dining holiday. We suspect the founder is dining on a bed on snails.
May 24th Celebrated History
1930
Roger Lowell Putnam announced the name of a new planet discovered by Percival Lowell. Temporarily named Planet X, the new 9th planet in the solar system was named Pluto.
1938
The U.S. Patent Office issued the first patent for a coin-operated parking meter. Oklahoman Carl Magee received patent no. 2,118,318 for his invention and initially trademarked it as the “Dual.” However, Magee would later rename the invention the “Park-O-Meter.” Oklahoma City installs the first units in July 1935.
1962
Astronaut Scott Carpenter flew aboard the Aurora 7 and became the second American to orbit the Earth.
1976
The troubled supersonic jet called the Concorde begins its regular passenger services between Europe and Washington, D.C. five years after its first intercontinental flight.
2003
Paul McCartney performs live in Russia for the first time. The Red Square concert hosted an audience of 20,000.
May 24th Celebrated Birthdays
Queen Victoria – 1819
The monarch of Great Britain and Ireland served for 64 years. Only her great-granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II has ruled longer. She was also the first person diagnosed with hemophilia, a blood disorder that is also called the Royal Disease.
Helen Brooke Taussig – 1898
In the 1930s, the American physician helped establish pediatric cardiology at the Harriet Lane Home in Baltimore. Now called the Harriet Lane Clinic, the home was the first of its kind, providing care solely for children.
Tommy Chong – 1938
The Canadian-American actor, comedian, and musician is best known for pairing up with Cheech Marin for cannabis-filled humor in films like Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke, Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie and Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This.
Bob Dylan – 1941
Since the early 1960s, Bob Dylan’s unique style of folk music has gained respect and influenced artists across genres. The eleven-time Grammy-winning artist earned the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016.
Patti LaBelle – 1944
For nearly 60 years the iconic and award-winning singer/songwriter has been writing, performing and creating hits like “Forever Young” and “Lady Marmalade.”
Rosanne Cash – 1955
The Grammy-winning country music singer/songwriter rose in popularity during the 1980s.
Snails Ping!..................
that was one hungry guy ...
Can I eat this? ... had to be one of the last things on the list.
There was once a snail who paid 300 grand to buy a ‘72 Hemi Challenger in original and mint condition. He took it to a custom paint shop and told them to paint a large “S” on the side. The shop said “Man, you sure you want to do that to a mint ‘72 Challenger that is all original? You’re gonna kill the value!” The snail replied, “Yep. When I go flying down the street I want people to stare and say ‘Man, look at the S car go!’ “
I have eaten escargot, and it is good. Garlicy, Buttery, Chewy, Meaty.
Note that the escargot are farm raised and cleaned, not just some slugs they found in the garden.............................
9 Odd Foods that are an Acquired Taste
This one caught my eye ... Number 5:
The Kit Kat candy bar is known for being the perfect combination of chocolate and wafer. However, there are some quite unusual flavors of Kit Kats. The baked sweet potato-flavored Kit Kat is just one of them.
Most of these odd-flavored Kit Kats come from Japan. Other unusual Kit Kat flavors include wasabi, rum raisin, citrus, red pepper, pumpkin pudding, and green tea.
I’ve often wondered who the 1st person was to crack open an oyster and decided “Yeah that looks tasty!” 😏
On a whim, I tried escargot at a restaurant, having never seen them on a menu (this was 30 years ago).
I was fortunate that the chef was a true chef. They were very good, but not likely an event to be repeated (it was likely the nature of the date which brought me to the restaurant which prompted me to try them).
When I just got out of the Marines, my mom was on a French Cooking binge and was taking a cooking class. She made some and I liked them.
I have ordered them in restaurants, but they are expensive....................
I ate home cooked escargot in Paris at a New Years Eve party (1976)...it was garlicy and nicely spiced, but the texture was not to my liking.
They probably saw another animal eating them.........Monkey see, monkey do...................
That was one of my Dad’s favorite jokes. Thanks for posting.
Probably the same guy who caught a crab and his buddies dared him to eat it.
Escargot is not found on any fast food menu
Seagulls drop oysters etc. from high up onto concete, it opens them and the birds eat them. Probably the first humanoid just copied that.
Are you suggesting that oysters migrate?
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