2025-12-06 06:00
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2025-12-06 06:00
They certainly weren't moving at a snail's pace. Snails worth PLN 90,000 disappeared from a farm in northern France. euro (i.e. approximately PLN 380,000). Not only the supply of fresh but also frozen molluscs was stolen. “This is a real blow in this pre-Christmas period,” says L'Escargot Des Grands Crus in a statement.
Thieves broke into the farm by cutting the fence. Then they entered the farm buildings and cleared them of snails. The photos show the extent of the theft – empty refrigerators and shelves. Unfortunately, it was only after a few days that the owners realized that they had fallen victim to a crime. The police are on the trail of the thieves, and the farm is trying to rebuild the farm to meet the demand for snails, which are a popular delicacy, especially at the end of the year – according to the Franceinfo.fr website.
Edible snails – escargots – are a French delicacy, usually cooked in garlic butter or wine with their shells. Usually, with Christmas and the New Year, the demand for this delicacy increases.
This is definitely not the type of post we intended to publish before the holidays. This is a shock and a real blow to the entire team. – the farm wrote in a statement L'Escargot Des Grands Crus.
The farm has supplied snails to many restaurants, including the Michelin-starred Les Crayers in Reims.
Newsweek noted that although livestock farms do not seem to be an attractive target for thieves, losses in the event of such acts can be significant because the French restaurant industry is a dynamically developing sector of the economy, attracting many foreign tourists to France. According to CNN, 100 million visitors visited the country in 2024, making France the world's most popular tourist destination.
ed. aw/pap
