Snail eggs are seen under a microscope in a special hygienic room at a snail farm near Soissons
Snail eggs are seen under a microscope in a special hygienic room at a snail farm near Soissons, northeast of Paris, December 19, 2007. French Petit Gris snail breeder Dominique Pierru , who revived the caviar d'escargot by making it purer and fresher, hopes to farm 200kg (440lb) of eggs this year and 600 kg in 2008. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE)