In Tunisia, snails inch toward replacing red meat as people turn to cheaper protein

Why more people are eating snails as a protein-rich alternative to red meat

Snails are a protein-packed, and cheap, alternative to red meat

In Tunisia, snails inch toward replacing red meat as people turn to cheaper protein

Tunisians are embracing snails as a protein-packed alternative as the cost of red meat remains high.

In camps outside his hometown in central Tunisia, a growing number of unemployed young people are looking for a new way of earning a living, collecting snails from rocks and leaves and collecting them in large plastic bags to take them to the local market and sell them.