DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Caragols a la llauna
Andorran bover snails boiled with herbs, then roasted in their shells.
About Caragols a la llauna
Andorra Tourism describes caragols a la llauna as a traditional dish shared with nearby Lleida. This version selects its oven-roasted branch, using the locally named bover land snails.
Bay, thyme, mint and pepper season the initial boiling. Olive oil, salt and black pepper flavour the roasting stage, keeping the seasonings around the snails in their shells.
The snails remain in their shells as the exposed meat turns golden in the oven. They are eaten with a small pick, as the source describes, with the shell acting as the serving container.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Molluscs.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Caragols a la llauna
Andorra Tourism’s oven-roasted caragols a la llauna.
- Bover land snailsProtein
- Bay leavesSeasoning
- ThymeSeasoning
- MintSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Olive oilCooking medium
- Black pepperSeasoning
- Fine saltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Flour for snail purgingCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Bover land snails: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs source-confirmed. Broad land-snail link, local bover identity66/71 retained without unverified exact taxon.
- Bay leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Thyme: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mint: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Initial-boiling pebre72/75 unqualified, not forced to black pepper.
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit roasting pebre negre73/77.
- Fine salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit repeated washing/boiling75.
- Flour for snail purging: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual preliminary feed75 retained; cereal/product unprovided, not asserted as final flour coating or dietary safety.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Andorra
- AndorraCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Andorran Cuisine
- Andorran Catalan Pyrenean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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