Talk:Snail caviar

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History

As early as 49 BC, snails were being bred to meet the rich clients of such Fulvio Lippino, who would grant the requests from all over the 'Empire', as is wrote by Pliny the Younger,by Columella and in 'de rustica' of Marcus Terentius Varro, also snail caviar is mentioned in the 'de re Coquinaria' by Apicius. At his estate at Tarquinia Lippino had numerous nurseries, distinguished according to the different species: in this way could take separately the white "born in the countryside of Rieti," the Illyrian "characterized by extraordinary size," the African "that are very fruitful ", the unspecified soletane" rich much fame. "Were bred snails in pens near the house, called "cocleari" with a type of farming with a secret formula which then gave rise breeding type 'Roman - alla romana' or Roman snail - lumaca romana and roman caviar.In the Middle Ages the snails and snail caviar had their importance because they are considered a food "lean", but there is no doubt that at all times they have remained a food appreciated by the farmers. At the beginning of the nineteenth century they are in French cuisine and delicacies such as snail bourguignon recipe is already widespread in 1840.

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The reference added for this was removed for being unreliable, but the actual sentence wasn't. I'd change it myself but I'm sure the bots would just change it back. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 2605:59C8:215:1510:0:0:0:585 (talk) 03:21, 21 January 2024 (UTC)