Jul 24, 2013

Mmmmm…. how about some tasty snail caviar? Or in the mood for some snail liver?

Andreas Gugumuck owns Vienna’s largest snail farm, exporting snails, snail caviar and snail liver all over the world. Photo essay by Leonhard Foeger of Reuters.

: A snail (Helix Aspersa) and a baby snail sit on a leave in a farm in Vienna June 12, 2013. Andreas Gugumuck owns Vienna’s largest snail farm, exporting snails, snail caviar and snail liver all over the world. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: A snail (Helix Aspersa) sits on a leave in a farm in Vienna June 12, 2013. Andreas Gugumuck owns Vienna’s largest snail farm, exporting snails, snail caviar and snail liver all over the world. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: A baby snail (Helix Aspersa) sits on a finger in a farm in Vienna June 12, 2013. Andreas Gugumuck owns Vienna’s largest snail farm, exporting snails, snail caviar and snail liver all over the world. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: Snails (Helix Aspersa) sit in a basket in a farm in Vienna July 10, 2013. Andreas Gugumuck owns Vienna’s largest snail farm, exporting snails, snail caviar and snail liver all over the world. The gourmet snails are processed using old traditional cooking techniques and some are sold locally to Austrian gourmet restaurants. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: Austrian snail farmer Andreas Gugumuck collects snails (Helix Aspersa) sitting on panels in his farm in Vienna July 10, 2013. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: Austrian snail farmer Andreas Gugumuck collects snails (Helix Aspersa) in baskets in his farm in Vienna July 10, 2013. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: A snail (Helix Aspersa) sits next to her eggs in a farm in Vienna July 10, 2013. Andreas Gugumuck owns Vienna’s largest snail farm, exporting snails, snail caviar and snail liver all over the world. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: Austrian snail farmer Andreas Gugumuck collects snails (Helix Aspersa) in baskets in his farm in Vienna July 10, 2013. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: Austrian snail farmer Gugumuck shows snail liver in his farm in Vienna July 10, 2013. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: Snail liver is pictured on Adreas Gugumuck’s farm in Vienna July 9, 2013. Andreas Gugumuck owns Vienna’s largest snail farm, exporting snails, snail caviar and snail liver all over the world. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: Austrian chef Konstantin Filippou prepares a snail dish in his gourmet restaurant in Vienna July 12, 2013. Andreas Gugumuck owns Vienna’s largest snail farm, exporting snails, snail caviar and snail liver all over the world. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: A snail dish is pictured in the gourmet restaurant Filippou in Vienna July 12, 2013. Andreas Gugumuck owns Vienna’s largest snail farm, exporting snails, snail caviar and snail liver all over the world. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)