Madrid Snails in a Spicy Sauce

Caracoles Madrileños en Salsa Picante

Preparation info
  • Serves

    Four

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Spain on a Plate

By María José Sevilla

Published 1992

  • About

Despite the fact that various Spanish food historians insist on telling me that it is in Aragón and Valencia that snails are truly appreciated, I have also often eaten them in Andalusia where the small ones are known as cabrillas and the large ones as caracoles. All are sold in plastic nets, and the price of the bag of snails includes the aromatic herbs to cook them with, which combine with a selection of spices, sold in little packets especially for this delicacy. Snails can