Japanese Farmer Breeding Rare Escargot de Burgogne Snails

Japanese farmer breeding rare Escargot de Burgogne snails
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Matsusaka, Japan – Toshihide Takase, a Japanese iron factory owner, shows Burgandy snails, which is designated as an endangered species in France at his cultivation farm “Escargot farm” in Matsusaka in Mie prefecture, central Japan on May 23, 2016. Takase suceeded to breed highest quality Escargot de Bourgogne (Helix Pomatia kind) in 1995 and now cultivating 200,000 rare snails and serving plates of homemade “Escargot a la Bourguignonne” (snails in garlic butter) to visitors at his farm. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

Japanese farmer breeding rare Escargot de Burgogne snails
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Matsusaka, Japan – A escargot dish is seen on a table at Toshihide Takase’s farm on May 23, 2016. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

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