Sorry for butting in here, but I'm the author of that slug recipe just posted. Actually - NO - you can't just eat wild slugs/snails without cleaning/purging them first. There exist all sorts of dangers in their wild diet, not the least of which are dog poop (which can carry very harmful bacteria and other organisms), and poisonous mushrooms. These things don't harm slugs and snails, but they can kill a human.
Also, you do need to make sure you cook them thoroughly, to kill the dangerous parasites that often inhabit them.
And finally, check your species carefully. There are various toxic species, including black arions, which are the most common garden type in my area. As I noted in my blog post, the indigenous banana slugs are not only rarely found in gardens, but also being pushed out by the invasive types.
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Re: Gastropod Gastronomy
Date: 2013-05-19 04:46 pm (UTC)Actually - NO - you can't just eat wild slugs/snails without cleaning/purging them first. There exist all sorts of dangers in their wild diet, not the least of which are dog poop (which can carry very harmful bacteria and other organisms), and poisonous mushrooms. These things don't harm slugs and snails, but they can kill a human.
Also, you do need to make sure you cook them thoroughly, to kill the dangerous parasites that often inhabit them.
And finally, check your species carefully. There are various toxic species, including black arions, which are the most common garden type in my area. As I noted in my blog post, the indigenous banana slugs are not only rarely found in gardens, but also being pushed out by the invasive types.