# Luxury Snack Foods Snail Caviar from France By Elsa Blaine | Published 2008-12-28 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxury-snack-foods-snail-caviar-from-france References: [luxury-insider](http://www.luxury-insider.com/Current_Affairs/post/2008/12/De-Jaeger-Snail-Caviar.aspx) & [caviar-escargot](http://www.caviar-escargot.com/en/caviar-escargot.html) De Jaeger of France is offering unpasteurized snail caviar to the world of gastronomy. That’s right; escargot eggs are slowly gaining popularity as a lavish snack food. Until recently, the [luxury delicacy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valentines-caviar-collections) has commonly been the eggs of the sturgeon fish. This version of caviar is white in color and looks remarkably similar to tiny pearls. It has been prepared in a salt brine with rosemary essence. The De Jaeger snail farmers lovingly grow their critters in pens, allowing them to lay eggs once a year. On average the snails lay 100 eggs at a time and it takes 260 layings to get a kilogram of high-quality caviar. The snail caviar costs $115 for a [50-gram tin](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fishwife-tuna-belly). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Snail Caviar:** The rise of snail caviar as a luxury snack food presents opportunities for gourmet restaurants to offer unique dishes to their menu. - **Alternative Caviar:** The emergence of non-traditional animal caviar, such as snail caviar, creates opportunities for companies to create new and unique luxury snack foods for the market. - **Sustainable Snail Farming:** The development of sustainable snail farming methods to produce snail caviar presents opportunities for environmentally conscious entrepreneurs to enter the luxury food industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Gourmet Restaurants:** Gourmet restaurants can capitalize on the trend of snail caviar by offering unique and premium dishes to attract customers seeking luxury dining experiences. - **Luxury Food Brands:** Luxury food brands can explore the market demand for alternative caviar options and create new luxury snack foods, such as snail caviar, to cater to the high-end consumer market. - **Sustainable Agriculture:** Sustainable agriculture practices can be developed and applied to snail farming to create a more eco-friendly alternative for producing snail caviar and other luxury snail-based food products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gourmet Escargot-Paired Bagels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parmesan-gruyre-bagel.md) - [Caviar-Paired Crisps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crisps-and-caviar-collection.md) - [Caviar Advent Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/12-days-of-caviar.md) - [Plant-Based Caviar Pearls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantbased-caviar.md) - [Traceable Californian Caviar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/traceable-caviar.md) - [Cultivated Caviar Pearls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cell-based-caviar.md) - [Luxe Canned Sardines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sardines-with-lobster-oil.md) - [Cost-Effective Cultivated Caviars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cultivated-caviar.md) - [Provocative Caviar Brands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/national-caviar-day.md)