French Escargot

France is arguably the country we most relate to fine dining, thanks to decades of Cordon Bleu cooking, Michelin stars, Alain Ducasse seemingly endless culinary imagination and of course, an endless variety of fine ingredients that have blessed the country. One of them is indisputably the escargot, wild snails that the French have eaten for centuries and savored in different preparations. Prepared in traditional, classic fashion and recipes, escargot can be transformative – sautéed in butter with garlic, shallots and just a touch of parsley, they are divine. Prepared in puff pastry they are sublime. Typically, escargots are presented stuffed back in their own shells – which are first sterilized – or in an escargotiere, a ceramic escargot dish that nestles each snail or shell in its proper spot, to be fished out with a particular two-pronged fork. French tradition demands that escargot be served in most Parisian and French restaurants and bistrot, but you can easily prepare them at home! At Gourmet Food Store we carry a vast selection of French escargot products, like helix snails in cans, which you can cook any way you want to, and of course large escargot shells that have been sterilized, and ceramic escargotiere for the proper, most French – and most sophisticated – presentation. You’ll delight your guests with a fabulous Parisian-style entrée or appetizer when you serve escargot a la Bourgoignone, or Escargot in puff pastry, known as vol-au-vent. Whichever way you decide to serve these fine escargots, you’ll instantly be transported to France. Buy escargot online at Gourmet Food Store and we'll ship you the best selection of this French delicacy to your doorstep.