Eating in China
Generated ingredient illustration: Freshwater snails.

Freshwater snails

田螺Tiánluó

Small edible freshwater snails, used for their meat and for simmering a savory broth.

Type
Fish and seafood

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Small edible freshwater snails, used for their meat and for simmering a savory broth.

In the kitchen

Luosifen stock and Nanning stir-fried snails.

The broth may be served without visible snails, while the separate stir-fried preparation serves them directly.

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