Snails eggs are seen under a microscope in a special hygienic room at a snail farm near Soissons
Snails 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. Picture taken December 19, 2007. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE)