Supersizing Escargot

By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 04, 2022

 

Supersizing Escargot

Giant African snails
Invasive species
Voracious appetite
Menace in Florida
May have started
As pets then
Released in the wild
Quarantined
All out war
May take years
Indeed if never
To get rid of them
Send samples to
French chefs
Masters of cuisine
Siege of Paris (1870-1871)
Rampant starvation
Cooked everything in sight
Dogs and cats
First to go then
Rabbits and rodents
Eventually the zoo
Paris on its knees
Elegant bistros had
Rat pie on the menu
With shallots and brandy
Mushroom reduction
In a flaky crust
While visiting China
Yum what is this
Don’t ask don’t tell
Surely French chefs
Will whip up
Giant African
Escargot
A rare delicacy
Culinary craze
Nuisance as cash crop
Landed lobsters
Nailing the snail
Problem solved
Bon appetit