Phone
+39.3496401278
Opening
M - S: 05:00 - 13:00
Retail and wholesale supply of cooking snails. Our conservation methods guarantee that snails are delivered alive to restaurants and shops all over Italy.
Cooking snails
hand-gathered only
hand-gathered only
Gathered during ideal climatic conditions
Our snails are all typical
of the Mediterranean area
of the Mediterranean area
High-quality select goods
Natural method
Only natural production method, not raised or fed.
Hand gathered
Hand gathered and picked without the use of machinery.
Product tracking
Label gives all details about species and provenance.
Green production
Eco-sustainable environment with only vegetable feeding.
The most requested species
Cooking snails, cleansed and ready to cook.
100% Mediterranean
Our snails are species typical of the Mediterranean area.
Our products
Helix Italia is specialized in the commerce of cooking snails, fresh grown mushrooms and dried fava beans.
Helix Italia
Our company is located in Sardinia and has a long experience of thirty years in the sector cooking snails. It is specialized in the production and sale of hand-gathered non-raised cooking snails. The snails have their own biological cycle out in the open air, with a completely natural intake without use of feed, with excellent results in terms of taste and full-bodiedness of the meat.
For gourmet Gastronomy
The snail is known as a gastronomical delicacy. It is used in traditional cuisine as well as in the gourmet cuisine of many renowned restaurants. It has nutritional characteristics that few know of.
High nutritional valueSnails, products without fats
It is a food with high nutritional value, with good amount of protein (13.4%) and low amounts of fat (1.7%).
Rich in salt mineralsCalcium, magnesium, iron, copper
It contains a wide variety of mineral salts, bounties of calcium and magnesium as well as iron and copper.
Low calorie countDietary food
It is a food with a low calorie and fat count, which makes it suited to low-cholesterol diets.
From tradition to gourmetRecipes for all palates
Snails are coming back to the menus of star chefs, but they are never lacking at the table of traditional Italian cuisine.
Suggested recipes
Tasty and easy recipes that are part of the old culinary traditions of Sardinia.
Snails in sauce
Ingredients for 4 people:
1 kg of Rigatelle snails (Helix Eobania Vermiculata)
500 gr. of tomato pulp
4 garlic wedges
½ diced onion
Diced parsely
1 or 2 spicy chili peppers
Extra vergin olive...
Monzette á la Sassarese
Ingredients for 4 people:
1 kg of monzette (Helix Aperta)
1 garlic wedge
Tuft of parsely
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt to taste
Grated bread as needed
Red pepper...
Fava beans “a ribisàri “
Ingredients for 4 people:
500 g of dried favas
Extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic wedges
Fresh, chopped parsely
Red pepper
Salt to taste...
Phone - WhatsApp
+39.3496401278
Address
Shop
Z.I. P. Niedda Nord Str. 1
07100 Sassari
Z.I. P. Niedda Nord Str. 1
07100 Sassari
Skype
helix-srl
live:snailitaly
live:snailitaly