Snail caviar, also known as escargot caviar or escargot pearls,[1] is the fresh or processed eggs of land snails. It is a luxury gourmet speciality produced in Austria, Czechia, France and Poland. They were also a delicacy in the ancient world, also known as "pearls of Aphrodite" for their supposed aphrodisiac properties.
In their natural state, the eggs are colourless.[2] After processing, the eggs may be cream-coloured, pinkish-white, or white, with the eggs generally 3–4 mm in diameter.[3] Some snail eggs may measure at 3–6 mm in diameter. Some commercial snail farms that produce escargot include the production of snail caviar as a part of their operations.