What a bunch of slimeballs! In just the latest major theft of a French national treasure, bandits slipped into a famous snail farm in northern France and snatched nearly 1,000 pounds of escargot worth ...

The French have a way of translating the seemingly inedible into delicacies. The liver of a fattened goose becomes ultradeluxe foie gras. Thymus glands become delectable sweetbreads. Black truffles ...

Escargot is one of those slightly intimidating French dishes you only pretend to know about. But actually, this snail dish isn't all that scary; it's essentially mollusks in a rich, herbaceous sauce.