Eating snails – Wiener Schnecken aus dem Hause Gugumuck

Origins in ancient Rome

Andreas Gugumuck — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:07:20 +0000

Dining on escargots experienced its first boom in ancient Rome. They were highly popular due to their supposed stimulating properties. Pliny the Edler (100 BCE) wrote about escargot and their preparation in his volume of natural history, and Marcus Gavius Apicius eternalized popular recipes and breeding tips in his book of Roman cookery written in the 4^th or 5^th century ADE.

A certain Fulvius Lippinus began refining the art of snail farming as early as the War of Pompeii. He raised different types of snails in separate stalls, feeding them with his own special feed dough. In around 750 ADE, Romans began farming snails in earnest. They sent collectors to gather snails in Liguria (northern Italy), and fattened them in special snail gardens that included cleansing and feeding pens. The escargots were then sold at specialty boutiques and eaten with special cutlery.

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Restaurant sales

Andreas Gugumuck — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:59:10 +0000

At the “Regional aufgetischt” event in 2016, Austrian Minister Andrä Rupprechter gave us the Award for Living Partnership between restaurants (AMA-Gastrosiegel Regionplus) and producers. We are also part of Austria’s Culinary Heritage.

We deliver the following products to Vienna restaurants twice a week:

60 Vienna Escargot (helix pomatia or aspersa maxima), frozen

30 g Escargot caviar or liver in glass

60 pcs. sterile Vienna Escargot shells

We supply restaurants in other regions and in Germany with freshly cooked Vienna Escargot by mail. In Austria 4.90 EUR.

Restaurant price list: office@gugumuck.at or +43 650 618 5749

Vienna Escargots TK are also available through our wholesales partner R&S Gourmet Express, Gourmetstraße 1-3, 5071 Wals-Siezenheim

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Restaurant recommendations

Andreas Gugumuck — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:53:53 +0000

Find our restaurant recommendation of the week here.

You can enjoy our escargots all year round in the following restaurants:

Amon’s Gastwirtschaft, Schlachthausgasse 13, 1030 Vienna

Auracher Löchl, Römerhofgasse 4a, 6330 Kufstein

Bistro Beaulieu, Herrengasse 14, 1010 Vienna

Der Bettelstudent, Johannesgasse 12, 1010 Vienna

Gasthaus Amon-Jell, Hoher Markt 8-9, 3500 Krems an der Donau

Gasthaus Stern, Braunhubergasse 6, 1110 Vienna

Grand Ferdinand, Schubertring 10-12, 1010 Vienna

Il Melograno, Blumenstockgasse 5, 1010 Vienna

Taubenkobel, Hauptstrasse 31-33, 7081 Schützen

The Bank im Park Hyatt, Bognergasse 4, 1010 Vienna

Vestibül, Wipplingerstraße 34, 1010 Vienna

Zum Friedensrichter, Obere Donaustraße 57, 1020 Vienna

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Delicacies

Andreas Gugumuck — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:51:15 +0000

You can buy our Viennese escargot specialties in the Farm Shop at the Gugmuck Farm, at our online shop, or at select delicatessens.

Vienna

Julius Meinl am Graben, Graben 19, 1010 Vienna

Kaas am Markt, Karmelitermarkt 33 – 36, 1020 Vienna

Schottenobst Hofladen, Breitenleer Straße 247, 1220 Vienna

Germany

Genusshandwerker, Hoffeldstr. 31, 40235 Düsseldorf

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History

Andreas Gugumuck — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:47:43 +0000

Snails first became popular in ancient Rome (750 BC). Together with the expansion of the Roman Empire, escargots as a source of food spread throughout all of Europe. The rise of Christianity and the fasting rules that came with it increased the popularity of escargots and anchored their spot in the cuisine of the Alpine region.

A little known fact: Escargots were a highly popular specialty in Austrian cuisine. Starting in the 18^th century, Vienna was considered the ultimate bastion of eating escargots. There was even an escargot market behind the Peterskirche church, where snail vendors sold them under the name of “Viennese oysters”. They were eaten boiled, baked, fried in bacon with wine kraut, and — this may seem surprising — even eaten with sugar.

Today, Vienna Escargots are a Slow Food Ark Product and part of the Culinary Heritage of the Alps.

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SHOPPING

Andreas Gugumuck — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 08:48:34 +0000

Vienna Escargot specialties are available at the Farm Shop or online. In addition to our other delicacies, we also sell living snails and sterile snail shells for serving.

Here, you can find more information on our specialty shops, restaurant recommendations, and restaurant products

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Great escargot recipes for your special meal!

Andreas Gugumuck — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 08:46:34 +0000

Would you like to surprise your family and friends with our Vienna Escargot?

Check out our many fantastic escargot recipes! Almost no other food can be prepared in so many ways.

We will also happily lend you an entire set of escargot pans, forks, and a snail cookbook for your exclusive home escargot meal.

In addition to our ready-to-cook escargot, we also sell homemade herb butter here on our farm.

Our Vienna Escargots are even featured in the gourmet tour book Le guide des Gourmands, recommended as a special French delicacy.

Check out our many fantastic escargot recipes!

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Romans brought snails to the alps

Andreas Gugumuck — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:09:13 +0000

With the expansion of the Roman Empire, eating escargots became widespread throughout Europe. This is evidenced by the excavation of Roman colonies, including the Roman city of Carnuntum, near Vienna. However, the breeding of vineyard snails in the Alpine region first became truly widespread with the rise of Christianity and the fasting rules the religion brought with it. For the church, snails were neither fish nor meat and were therefore permitted – and eaten in large amounts – during Lent in particular. Monks took up the old tradition of snail breeding in their monastery gardens, a practice that can still be found in parts of Italy today.

Today, vineyard snails are considered part of the culinary heritage of the Alps, with a geographic arc leading from the French Alps to Vienna.

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Culinary heritage of the Alps

Andreas Gugumuck — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:31:35 +0000

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