India, May 26 -- More than two lakh visitors, including around 15,000 participants, gathered in the Spanish city of Lleida for L'Aplec del Caragol (or Fira del Caragol), from May 22 to May 24. This was for a festival dedicated to the region's favourite delicacy - snails.

The makeshift streets buzzed with energy as locals crowded around giant pans overflowing with snails, cooking, celebrating and sipping chilled beer under the warm sun and the spectacle captured attention around the globe!

This is an annual event that has its roots in traditions dating back decades, as it grew from being just a family-centred celebration into a major culinary festival that today attracts several tourists especially food enthusiasts including food blogger...