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In Germany I only ever eat helix pomatia[1]. Nowadays, they are under nature protection. Only the consumption of cultivated snails is allowed. They are related to mussels and taste similar. I can especially recommend snail cream soup.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_pomatia

I used to think I loved escargot but it turns out I actually just loved them as a delivery vessel for garlic, butter and cheese.

That is what you have the bio something PhD for :-)

Snails might host Angiostrongylus cantonensis (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiostrongylus_cantonensis) which can kill people