What edible snail species are there? These 6 are common and popular

Field snails can often be seen in rural fields. People who love eating snails should know that snails are divided into many species. Besides the large field snails, there are also some very small snails, but some snails cannot be eaten. Below are several edible snail species.

1. Chinese round field snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis)

The Chinese round field snail is a common species in China. It inhabits lakes, ditches, ponds and paddy fields. It is highly adaptable to dryness and cold; it can retract its body into its shell, seal the shell opening with its operculum, and burrow into the soil, crawling out again to move around when the environment is suitable. A young snail can develop into an adult snail after 1 year of growth. Adult snail meat is delicious and highly nutritious. The main type of edible field snail sold on domestic and international markets is the Chinese round field snail.

2. River snail (Margarya melanioides)

The river snail has very low farming costs, making it a good choice for friends with smaller investment amounts. This snail can reproduce all year round. Moreover, after the young snails are produced, they grow rapidly and can reach maturity in less than 1 year. The meat is delicious. Both the snail meat and the snail roe are loved as food; especially the popular delicacy luosifen, river snail rice noodles, leaves many people with an endless aftertaste.

3. Ear river snail (Sinotaia quadrata)

Friends in areas with many rivers can seriously consider this species, because its farming advantage lies in its tenacious vitality. It is generally suitable for farming in river locations, and due to its particular growth characteristics, its snail meat is relatively large.

4. Apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata)

The apple snail is relatively larger than other snails; generally more than half of it can be used as meat, and its reproductive capacity is extremely strong. When farming it, you do not need to worry at all about the production of young snails; instead, you need to be careful about it becoming overabundant. During growth it mostly attaches to plants, so generally by planting some rice-like plants in the cultivated field, harvesting will be very convenient. Generally, those whose regional environment is not very good can consider this one; the economic returns are relatively significant.

5. Spotted babylon (Babylonia areolata)

The spotted babylon has relatively high water temperature requirements, so although artificial farming began in recent years, it is still very rare on northern markets; in China's eastern and southern coasts, it is relatively common in Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. The meat of the spotted babylon is relatively sweet, tender and springy, and the sea smell is not so strong. It is a high-quality marine shellfish that has been very popular on domestic and international markets in recent years.

6. Turret shell

Because the turret shell is slender, in some places it is called dingluo, or oncomelania. However, the turret shell and the oncomelania are not the same; the true oncomelania is a freshwater gastropod, and although it is also very slender, it is very small, and the oncomelania is the intermediate host of schistosome larvae, so it cannot be eaten. The turret shell is distributed in the Philippines and along China's southeastern coast.

The above are some of the more popular edible snail species; many are common sights at snack stalls and are very popular with people. Among these edible snails introduced above, which one do you like eating most?

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