Stir-fried Snails in Sauce

Stir-fried Snails in Sauce

　　Snails are an everyday dish in the water towns of the Jiangnan region. Xitang is crisscrossed with rivers, and where there’s water, you’ll find snails. Snails can usually be eaten around the Qingming Festival, and it’s said that, like eating horseweed, they can help improve your eyesight.

　　The snails in Xitang are small with thin shells and thick meat, which absorb flavors exceptionally well, offering a rich umami taste. Gathering a few close friends to drink yellow wine and feast on snails in the cool evening breeze is truly a delightful experience.