Far from Parisian bistros serving up Burgundy snails, one Japanese man has figured out how to farm the slimy species—a feat that has long eluded the French.
Toshihide Takase, 76, says he is “the only person in the world” breeding this specific delicacy after four decades of trial and error to find the right conditions.
Visitors to the “laboratory” get the chance to taste Takase’s snails, which cost 9,900 yen ($60) for a pack of 30. There are different prices for restaurants or bulk sales.
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I love these kind of underdog stories.