We eat escargot every new years. Somehow became tradition.
Advice- Buy canned snails from france, not asia. They need to be boiled and soaked in their steeping liquid for 12-24 hours to remove chewiness. We use white wine or vermouth and lots of fresh herbs. Bring to boil, pull off heat and leave them in their liquid on stove top for 12-24 hours. Then in escargot dish with lots of butter and in 450 degree oven until butter starts popping.
Garlic butter, momma's homemade baguettes and snails. 1700 calories of pure delight.
I don't order in restaurants because I've never had them as good as we prepare them.
Also, despite it's "haute" status, its quite cheap to prepare.
