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00:04Speaking of Vienna
00:05People often think of it first as a music capital.
00:09However, during the imperial period of the 18th and 19th centuries...
00:12Vienna was once known as the snail capital.
00:15Snails were an important ingredient in Vienna at that time.
00:18It was even called the poor man's oyster.
00:20Because it is inexpensive and readily available.
00:23At the same time in the Catholic fasting tradition
00:26Believers need to avoid eating red meat.
00:28Snails have thus become an important alternative protein source.
00:32From monastic cuisine, it gradually entered the dining tables of the Viennese people.
00:36And it extends to the dietary systems of nobles and royalty.
00:40However, after entering the 20th century
00:42With the modernization of diets and the widespread use of meat
00:45Snails have gradually disappeared from mainstream dining tables.
00:48Until recent years
00:49Driven by the concepts of slow food and sustainable eating
00:53Snails in a more modern way
00:55Back in the Viennese spotlight
00:57A cross-century return to the dining table has been achieved.
01:03Rows of wooden shelves
01:04Snails of all sizes are slowly crawling.
01:07This is not a laboratory.
01:09It's not a zoo.
01:10Instead, it's a snail farm located on the outskirts of Vienna.
01:13The farm owner 15 years ago
01:15Give up the job of software engineer
01:17Switching to snail farming
01:19The goal is to bring snails back to the Viennese dining table.
01:39Snail farming
01:40There are only two harvest seasons each year.
01:41Every harvest season
01:43Farm workers will harvest the snails
01:45Cooking
01:46Repackage and store
01:48Some of them are sold on the farm.
01:50The other portion is supplied to restaurants.
01:52Further processed into delicacies for the dining table
01:55Located in the century-old castle theater
01:56This restaurant on the right wing
01:58long-term snail
01:59As a traditional Viennese dish
02:01Provided to customers
02:02I often come here specifically to taste it
02:12Restaurant location
02:13It used to be the entrance for royal carriages.
02:15Royal traces are visible everywhere
02:17It even retains the king's secret passage.
02:20In this historical atmosphere
02:22The restaurant is located in Imperial Vienna.
02:23Symbolic extension of food culture
02:26Let snails rise from forgotten food
02:28Returning to the view of modern people
02:30For business owners
02:31This is more than just a revival of food.
02:34It is also a continuation of culture.
02:46From farm restaurants to processed snail products
02:49This slow food revival is expanding step by step.
02:52For farm owners
02:54It's not just snails that are experiencing a revival.
02:56It is also a way of getting closer to the land
02:58A lifestyle in harmony with nature
03:00It does not pursue scale expansion.
03:02Instead, it emphasizes cycles and continuity.
03:04Returning agriculture to a sustainable pace
03:06Move slowly like a snail
03:09But it continues to grow
03:10This city was once known for its snails
03:12Famous in Europe
03:13This flavor is gradually returning to our dining tables.
03:17Slowly but steadily, it climbed back into people's lives.
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