Now, once again, kelp and periwinkles (little snails) have regained their appeal.

'Some little snails or something.'

After ordering the dish, I did the same, and the savory, chewy little snail was sucked right into my mouth.

I am like a little snail with its house of its back.And yes lucapal to dinner as well.

Soft but rich polenta amplifies the flavors of delicious little braised snails, porcini mushrooms and white asparagus.

She could take this little snail from the backyard and make it a big star.

The savory, chewy little snail is sucked right into the mouth.

Now we have frogs jumping about and lovely demoiselle dragonflies, waterfleas, waterboatmen and funny little snails.

At a hundred human paces from here there sits a little snail in her house, on a gooseberry bush; she is quite lonely, and old enough to be married.

But colorful little snails punctuate the plants - reminders that humans are not the only creatures to exploit nature's bounty.