Just like the notorious durian fruit, this snail-based rice noodle soup dish has created a buzz ... producers use spices – star anise, numbing peppers, fennel and cinnamon – as natural ...

Like the French, the Vietnamese eat snails too, but not the same kind of snails. They eat oc (Vietnamese freshwater snails), which are smaller and chewier than their land-based cousins. Like the ...

For something truly out of the ordinary, although it will make some squeamish, there’s Bun Oc, or snail soup. While this dish may sound a little weird at first, do remember that most of us ...

In Buea before the offices close by 3.30pm, many workers rush to the "White House" or "Ewusi Bar" to secure their plates of snail pepper soup, lest they miss it for the day. Come to see the relish ...

although there’s no snail meat in the soup. He said they toned down the intensity to appease American palates. “It’s that sort of smell you get from the sea, clams, oysters. A lot of people ...