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DISGUSTINGLY DELICIOUS

COW TESTICLES, FROG SHAKES AND MAGGOT CHEESE ARE ON THE MENU

AUTHOR SOLEDAD ROMERO MARIÑO

ILLUSTRATOR MONTSE GALBANY

PUBLISHER WELBECK PUBLISHING

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It’s tough to pick a single foodstuff in Disgustingly Delicious that the thought of eating doesn’t immediately turn our stomachs. Why don’t we start with the French delicacy ‘Escargots de Bourgogne’, or snails? They are traditionally sautéed in butter with garlic and parsley, then picked from their shells and eaten on crusty bread. These critters might not be to your taste, but once prepared they’re each a tiny morsel with a slightly chewy texture that take up the pleasant savoury flavour of the stock they’re cooked in.

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