 | Country of origin: France |
 | The Latin name: Littorina littorea |
 | English name: Periwinkle, Bigorneau |
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 | Nutrients per 100g: Calorie - 90 cCal., Protein - 16,10 gr Fat - 1,40 gr |
Periwinkle – small edible marine snail Littorina it is a thick spherical shell ; relative of the trumpeter, it is found along the European coast of the Atlantic Ocean . These mollusks often boiled in the shell, then taken out with a special pin, very popular to cook soup from them, too.
People use snails as food since ancient times as in even in ancient times it was seen many medicinal properties of snails , which are easily understandable from the standpoint of modern medicine and nutrition.
