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Hohlious with Hontro (snails cooked with cracked wheat)

Hohlious with Hontro (snails cooked with cracked wheat)

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Another great snails dish by the Chrysopigi ladies in Crete. This time is cooked with Hontro, (cracked wheat) and tomatoes. Try and make it with canned snails if you don’t find live snails. Ingredients Snails 1kilo live ones Olive oil 1/2cup Onion white 1 chopped...
Hohlious Boubouristous (snails in rosemary and vinegar)

Hohlious Boubouristous (snails in rosemary and vinegar)

In Tradition, Recipes, Savor Greece

Snails are one of Cretes traditional delicacies and you find it in many different cooking methods, and almost in every feast as a starter or main course. I haven’t had the luck to find live snails out of Greece but maybe try and make this with canned snails (escargot)...

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