In the sun-cooked fields of central Tunisia, the increasing number of unemployed young men is turning to an unexpected source of income: snail prey.
Rare and food prices rise with traditional job opportunities, these resourceful individuals are filtering rocks and leaves, collecting sheled creatures in large plastic bags to sell in local markets.
The growing demand for snails, they report, is a direct result of the economic difficulty catching the region, as the families struggle to bear the basic staples and seek more economical options.
Karim, a 29 -year -old snail seller from Akoda’s village, said, “They are profitable, profitable and in great demand.”
According to research published last year in the magazine archaeological and anthropological science, snails have been consumed in Tunisia for more than seven Millennia.
In today’s world, mostly considered a bistro deliCaxi, they are again receiving traction as a practical option for red meat in Tunisia-a protein-rich option that completely added with salt, spices and bold seasoning.
The snail is a lifeline for some in Tunisia, where young unemployment now exceeds 40 percent and inflation is high, three years after reaching its highest level in decades. Lack of opportunity has promoted social dissatisfaction across the country and, fast, migration in Europe.
Fats provide both low and high, snail nutritional value and economic relief in iron, calcium and magnesium. In a country where unemployment runs high and average wages are low, they cost about half, as much as beef is sold per kilogram and often by bowls.
A person from Mohammed said in the Akoda market, “Snell is better for cooking than a lamb.
As the price of meat and poultry is increasing, more tunisian are moving to inexpensive, alternative sources of protein. Beyond his economic appeal, these options are also drawing interest for their environmental benefits. Scientists say they provide more durable solutions, which produce low carbon emissions and avoid deforestation associated with traditional livestock farming.
Waheba Draid, who served snails at her restaurant in Tunis, cooked her in traditional fashion with black pepper and spices. He said that he was popular in this year’s Ramadan, which ended last week. Although Tunisian Muslims traditionally eat red meat in food, during which they break their daily fasting, one kilogram snails cost less than 28 Tunisian dinar ($ 9) beef, costing 55 days per kg ($ 18).
“If people knew the value of snails, they would eat them all year.”
