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Polymerous said:What we have here in CA is the common brown garden snail.

Ah, yes. Good ol' Helix aspersa. Brings back some interesting memories; sophomore year, high school biology class, the subject of a 15k word term paper. Talk about having to scrape for information.

I've had escargot a few times. Interesting, but the texture was always a bit rubbery and it is not something that I really care to re-order.)

I feel the same way about it—rubbery, with a slight liver aftertaste—but to its credit, it was my introduction to drawn garlic butter.