VARIOUS FOOD FANCIES
An attempt is to be made to introduce snails as an article of food in certain London restaurants. The French regard snails as a delicacy, while British people almost shudder at the thought of eating them. Yet they eat mussels, whelks, and winkles, . which in some countries are regarded ,as being unfit for human consumption. In southern England the eel is relished by many people, but in Scotland it is detested, by nearly everybody. Rabbits are looked upon as vermin in some parts of America, and are 4 seldom served at'table. In Britain, rabbit pie isa favourite dish. Swedes are' often eaten in Scotland With pother, vegetables, whereas in some i>arta ; of. England they are oordially disliked and given only to cattle. Turniptops iii Scotland, again, are not considered worth cooking. But in Covent Garden they sell the ton.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12023, 29 December 1924, Page 12
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142VARIOUS FOOD FANCIES New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12023, 29 December 1924, Page 12
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