Sensory Attributes of Snail’s Meat Prepared in Different Ways

Abstract

Snails are used in human nutrition daily in some regions of the world. The acceptability of snail meat affected by many different factors (habits, customs, etc.) but the most important is way of preparing. This paper describes sensory attributes of snail’s meat quality, prepared in two ways, French and Mediterranean. During meals preparation with snail’s meat, various supplements and spices can greatly enhance the sensory properties, especially smell and taste. Results of overall acceptability in this paper show that the Mediterranean way of prepared snails are statistically significant (p<0.05) more acceptable.