Seafood, South Louisiana style

[LeeB]

 

  

 

Fine seafood, courtesy of The Boiling Point last night. Went back and had mudbugs tonight. No pics of the bugs. Got too busy eating and forgot. Only evidence now is the receipt and a swollen belly. First time I've been down here in 10 years. Had to come down for a training course. Plan on bringing home 2 or 3 sacks to have a boil when I get home. Yuuummmmmmmmm.

[Magicman]

Lafayette & New Iberia are certainly the places to go for good Cajun cooking.

Our crawfish boil is scheduled for the 26th. 

[sawguy21]

We luvs seafood. ;D What are mud bugs? I have had some outstanding cajun dishes.

[LeeB]

Mud bugs are crawfish.

[BradMarks]

Crawfish pie, jambalay, filet gumbo. Still early here, but I hope seafood's for dinner! 8)

[Ken]

Gotta love pretty much anything that comes from the water.

[sandhills]

Gotta love pretty much anything that comes from the water.

I agree, but I'll let you eat the carp  ;).

[sawguy21]

Certain Asian cultures enjoy carp. ;D I once tried raw oysters, hesitated at first but they were pretty good with the marinade he used. Certainly not to everyone's taste though.  I can't leave them alone breaded and fried or smoked.

[Magicman]

We'll be having White Perch for lunch.  Some non-Southerners call them White Crappie.  In South Louisiana they are called Sakalay, but no matter what you call them, the filets are mighty fine eating.  Maybe not as good as Bluegills, but still mighty fine.   

[Texas Ranger]

Magic, would you recognize coobiyon (spelling is bad, but a south Louisiana favorite of mine) made with crappie?

[Magicman]

"COO-VEE-OHN" is normally heavy with tomato/bell peppers which are not my favorites.  I am OK with the taste, but the indigestion later, not so much.   ;D

[Texas Ranger]

With french bread for dipping, and a cold beer, hard to beat.

[DanG]

I have a question of semantics.  Are freshwater fish still considered "seafood?"

[Magicman]

To me no, but it does get interchanged quite often.   Most of our "catfish" restaurants offer shrimp/oysters along with catfish under the "Sea Food" listing on the menu so they are partially correct. 

[Al_Smith]

You get spoiled .That stint I did in the navy I was obviously around the ocean .Fresh sea food ,love it .This stuff you get in the middle of a midwestern corn field just isn't the same .Good beef though.

[DanG]

Al, I can think of no good reason why you couldn't get fresh seafood up there, but I know you are right.  A truck could make it to you in one day if they have 2 drivers.  The best seafood restaurants down here serve what is available rather than trying to stick with a set menu.  They are not shy about telling you they are out of something, or suggesting something because it is particularly fresh.  Most seafood items are seasonal, so if you order something that is out of season it will come from the freezer and not be nearly as good.

[LeeB]

Brought home 2 sacks. Mud bugs, cold beer and good friends tonight.  digin_2

[47sawdust]

My wife and I took a trip to Lafayette back in !997.The food and the music were out of this world.
What a unique place.Drinking beer and dancing the two step at 9 a.m. at Fred's lounge in Eunice on a Saturday morning is something we will always remember.

[pappy19]

Those Coon-Ass folks really know how to have a good time, and I mean family time. Dancing and eating at a food/dance place is the norm there. I love it!!!!

[LeeB]

 

 
First batch on to boil. Second batch waiting.
 

 
Big pot borrowed from my good friend Mark.
 

 
First batch hot out of the pot
 

 
Good food is always better when shared with friends


 
Lindy gets down on some corn. Everyone ate htier fill and then we peeled the rest to freeze for later in the year. Yummy.

[Magicman]

Lookin' good Lee.  We are counting down to our big day on the 26th.  Mudbugs, taters, corn, and other fixins.   

[WildDog]

Lee they sure look good When you freeze them do you leave them in the shell? In my area summer is short and they sort of hibernate once the water gets down to 14 degrees C. By freezing them I could extend the eating experience.
Never heard them called mudbugs, I like it :D we call them freshwater crayfish or yabbies, then in the sea we have saltwater crays and yabbies two totally different animals ???

All this talk of seafood I am getting hungry, but in an hour we are leaving the farm and heading off for our annual 3 days at Iluka a sleepy little fishing village on the NSW coast 8)   

[petefrom bearswamp]

Leeb how do you eat em?
Just dive in and spit out the outsides?
My wife who I love dearly would turn up her nose at a method such as just diving in.
I love food that runs down your chin
Pete

[LeeB]

Wilddog,
I leave some in the shell before freezing if I plan on eating them soon, otherwise they get peeled.
Pete,
Pull off the head, peel off the first two rings of shell from the tail, give the tail a pinch and the meat will come out of the shell. About the same as peeling shrimp. I like to squeeze the head and suck out the fat from in there. A lot of people don't.

[WDH]

You can also pull off the head, grip the end of the meat sticking out just a bit from the shell with your teeth, then pinch the end of the tail and pull the meat out of the shell with your teeth, then eat, all in one motion.  I have seen people that are expert at this, and they can eat them twice as fast as the peelers  .

This method always results in more intimacy with the mudbugs and some juice on the chin.  The spices will also sting your lips  :D.