Snails are shelled gastropods found in the known world. Winkles are a type of sea snail.
Culture
Snails are known for their slow pace.[1][2] A rich food,[3] snails are often served with honey,[4] butter,[5] or garlic.[1]
Dyers from Tyrosh and Braavos use sea snails to make their dyes.[6]
Known as the Snail, Ser Uthor Underleaf included a snail in his heraldry. He clasped his cloak with a snail made of silver, and his solid silver wine cup had a line of golden snails inlaid around the lip.[7][8]
History
Sea snails found only near Tyrosh were used to make a deep dark reddish dye popular in Valyria, bringing thousands of merchants to the young city. By varying the diet of the snails, dyers from Tyrosh were also able to create scarlet, crimson, and deep indigo dyes.[6]
A sea snail akin to those of Tyrosh was discovered near Braavos. Its dark purple dye was used by Braavosi to change the color of their sails and disguise their stolen ships.[8]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Sansa Stark eats snails in honey and garlic during the Hand's tourney.[4]
A Clash of Kings
Winkles from White Harbor are served at the harvest feast at Winterfell.[9]
Winkles are sold at the fish market of King's Landing.[10]
A Storm of Swords
Captain Khorane Sathmantes offers rich foods including snails and lampreys to Ser Davos Seaworth, whose stomach reacts poorly to them.[3]
The first dish served at the royal wedding of King Joffrey I Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell is a creamy soup of mushrooms and buttered snails served in gilded bowls.[5]
A Dance with Dragons
Magister Illyrio Mopatis has plates of snails served to Tyrion Lannister at his manse in Pentos.[11] While they travel toward Ghoyan Drohe, Illyrio opens a pot of garlic snails.[1]
Quotes
A snail hides in his shell, Dunk remembered.[7]
—thoughts of Duncan the Tall
Sansa had never eaten snails before; Joffrey showed her how to get the snail out of the shell, and fed her the first sweet morsel himself.[4]
—thoughts of Sansa Stark
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 5, Tyrion II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 32, Reek III.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 10, Davos II.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 29, Sansa II.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Braavos.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 21, Bran III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 49, Tyrion XI.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 1, Tyrion I.