A challenge for our species expert. Billions of these are around the CV waterways just above water level. They stick on rocks and geotube. A clue – it’s on the ‘100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species List’.
These are our brown CV apple snail shells. That bright yellow one crawled onto my post by itself, it does have its own website, http://www.applesnail.net/
Do you have your own website?!?
Do you have your own website?!?
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Okay what are they? Can't we get rid of them before they hatch???
ReplyDeleteIt is a speices of snail called pomacea canaliculata or apple snail
ReplyDeleteYes, apple snails. They are a problem in countries growing taro and rice, do not worry Grace.
ReplyDelete*One bird is happy - the Snail Kite is a locally endangered species in the Florida Everglades. Its diet consists almost exclusively of apple snails.
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteOk, here is a fine recipe. Make sure the snails are thoroughly cooked, as parasites are an issue.
Dave Israel
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Apple snail in white wine
(By G. Perera & J.G. Walls, taken from the book: "Apple snails in the aquarium")
Ingredients
For 6 persons:
2 cups of chopped apple snails
1 tablespoon lemon
2 teaspoons pepper
2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
6 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons oregano
1 cup white wine
1 sliced onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
Simmer the apple snails in an uncovered skillet in olive oil with the garlic, lemon, oregano, pepper, salt, sweet pepper and tomato sauce.
Add the white wine, water and sliced onion. Cover the skillet and cook for 20 minutes.
Serve with rice or potatoes.
Hi All,
ReplyDeletePrecautions prior to eating Apple Snails:
Dave Israel
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Precautions:
Precautions have to be taken to kill the possible parasites that these snails can carry.
Cook the snails thoroughly before consumption as this is a simple and effective way to eliminate the risk of infection.
NEVER eat raw or poorly cooked snails!
Some basic tips to prepare the snails:
1. Put the snails in a tank without food for 2 days to make sure that the intestines are emptied (optional).
2. Boil the snails lightly or freeze them to kill the snails.
3. Remove the snails from their shell with a hook or tweezers.
4. Remove the body and intestines of the snails (only eat the foot). The internal organs don't taste well; especially the albumen (yolk) gland from the female apple snail has bad taste (the same bad taste as the eggs, a possible protection mechanism against predators).
5. Remove the operculum (shell door).
I do love escargo (spelling??)
ReplyDeleteIF ANYONE ON THE FACE OF THIS
ReplyDeleteEARTH, could come up with an edible
solution to what-ever nature happens to send our way, here in the Village...it would be our
"Gourmand" President..