Snails, ants and even fried cockroaches are increasingly popping up on menus throughout Australia, and one South Australian snail breeder says she is struggling to keep up with demand.
on her property — the only type of snail that can legally be farmed in Australia — but the recent hot weather wiped"A lot of people think it's an easy way to get rich quickly which it isn't, it's very, very labour intensive and takes a long time to get up to a point where you can deliver and supply continuously," she said.
In the time she has operated her farm, she has seen many other snail farms throughout Australia come and go. However, she said recently a number of new farms had popped up which was a promising sign for the industry and of the interest in the meat. As part of Tasting Australia next month, she will host an escargot festival at her farm where everything from snail pate, snail wonton soup, snail pasta, pizza and snail fritters will be on offer."We want to raise awareness about what can be done with snail meat," she said."It's a different product, so it sticks in people's minds … and snails definitely do and they're adorable.
"It's a good alternative to other meats, it's very healthy, high in protein, low in fat and it's a sustainable source of meat."
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