I know, in fact I tried Oyster (from the same family, I guess) once in an 'authentic' Chinese restaurant - 'Oyster in brown sauce' - was hoping to bite on a pearl too. The sauce tasted good, even swallowed part of an oyster too - got sick, threw up all night and gave up being adventurous on that line. :)
>From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Assam] citronella
>Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:50:32 -0400
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>Alpana B. Sarangapani said on AssamNet:
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> no wonder last time when I visited home, there was no 'xaamuk' on our
> 'sutal'.
>
>
>these snails are delicious, if you can get over the association with
>the slimy ones that you see in assam. they look something like
>this:
>http://www.vncuisine.com/ingre_detail.php?lang=EN&ingid=238
>
>the pointy ends are knocked off, so that the juice can seep in while
>they are being cooked. my guess is snails are well loved in
>southeast asia. maybe anjan-da too finds them a delicacy.
>
>--
>saurav
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