In Tunisia, snails inch toward replacing red meat as people turn to cheaper protein

Why more people are eating snails as a protein-rich alternative to red meat

Snails are a protein-packed, and cheap, alternative to red meat

In Tunisia, snails inch toward replacing red meat as people turn to cheaper protein

Tunisians are embracing snails as a protein-packed alternative as the cost of red meat remains high.

In Tunisia, snails replace red meat, people switch to cheaper protein – The Observatorial

In Tunisia, snails again become popular – they are rich in protein, go well with salt, spices and much more accessible to red meat, which many inhabitants cannot afford. According to a study published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, snails have been eaten in Tunisia for more than seven thousand years. Nowadays, they […]

In the fields on the outskirts of Tunisian cities, a growing number of unemployed young people are looking for a new way to earn a living: they are picking snails from stones and leaves, collecting them in large plastic bags to later sell in local markets, writes the Associated Press agency.

In camps outside his hometown in central Tunisia, a growing number of unemployed young people are looking for a new way of earning a living, collecting snails from rocks and leaves and collecting them in large plastic bags to take them to the local market and sell them.