THE MUNICIPALITY IS ACHIEVING WITH THE “MADE IN AGÜIMES” EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS IN TERMS OF QUALITY, c1PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT.

Previously they had been extra virgin olive oil and olives, wines and cheeses, the black pig, the fleur de sel and the local bread, the products that crossed the borders of the municipality, demonstrating excellent quality, for the vast majority unknown. Now it's the snails' turn.
Like this, this Friday 20 January will take place at the Agüimes Municipal Theater, a talk-colloquium under the title “Experience of the Agüimes Snail Farm”, within the program to promote Heliciculture and the consumption of snails. The act, which will develop from 18:00 to the 20:00hours, It is organized by the Agüimes City Council and the Association of Merchants and Industrialists of Agüimes (ASCAMES), on the occasion of the celebration of the Patron Saint Festivities in Honor of San Sebastián.

This talk aims to explain the work carried out in the pilot snail farm that has been operating in the municipality of Agüimes for the year. 2005 to the 2011, and what has beenc2 visited by more than 700 people. As a result of these visits and the numerous calls received at the Department of
Rural Development of people interested in learning about snail breeding in captivity, The idea arose of holding a talk-colloquium given by Samuel
Rodriguez Medina, municipal veterinarian and technical project manager.

The town hall of Agüimes, the consumption of snails by the Canarian population, installed the first Heliculture pilot plant in the Canary Islands in order to evaluate the viability of full-cycle snail farming in an intensive regime under a greenhouse in the Canary Islands..

This project consisted of the installation of two full-cycle breeding and bait parks, under a “chapel” greenhouse, fully automated in terms of temperature and humidity control. In the aforementioned parks, the cultivation of vegetation that favors the development of snails was combined, what are chards like?, The radishes, fodder turnip and white clover.

On the other hand, the appearance of spontaneous vegetation guarantees an ecosystem that allows animals to shelter during the day throughout the entire production cycle.. The diet of these animals is supplemented with cereal feed with a calcium supplement., that is dispensed withc3 in shelter-feeders once a day.

Once the snails reach the weight of about 35 grams and the edge of the shell finishes forming, “embroidered snail”, The snail begins to air for two weeks to later be marketed..

Through this initiative to promote snail farming, The Agüimes city council intends to promote the consumption of this mollusk, which has traditionally been a highly valued dish in the municipality, to recover and preserve the gastronomic and cultural heritage of our people.

At the end of the talk, the town hall and Ascames, They propose taking the chuchango route in which you can taste the snail in various ways, as well as other of the famous products of the municipality.

Without a doubt, an excellent opportunity to get closer to knowing what lies beyond the simple shell.