Crawfish

[Magicman]

Folks in other places might call them crayfish, or maybe even bait, but cooked just right, we call them good.


 
Several coolers of crawfish ready for enjoying.


 
Garlic, sausage, mushrooms, corn, & potatoes.


 
Daughter Deb and Pat ready to dig in.   

[clww]

I can see why you were stuffed. food2

[WmFritz]

Pretty girls and good eats... doesn't get any better!  digin_2

[tule peak timber]

wow, where did you get so many crawdads ? Looks like a great time. How does that go -twist, pinch,  and enjoy ?  8)

[WmFritz]

I see that your not in the photo's  ???
Would I be correct in assuming that you was tooling around in one of your new rides

[Peter Drouin]

What part do you eat?

[Magicman]

Crawfish tails are much smaller compared to the body than shrimp so it takes many more to get the belly full.  The cooks were professionals so they were boiled and seasoned just right. 

This is an annual event that Pat and I missed last year because of our 50th anniversary Hawaii trip.

[drobertson]

Spoken almost like a true politician  ;D  so, what parts do you eat?

[gunman63]

I want to know which is the daughter and which is the wife, they both look so young !

[WDH]

You eat all the parts that taste good. 

[Texas Ranger]

Generally, you eat the parts that don't crunch.

[Ken]

I can't say I've ever had crawfish but I'm sure they are tasty.  They do however look like a fair bit of work to get a belly full. 

[coxy]

do they taste like chicken  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D or lobster  ;D

[Alcranb]

They look like baby lobsters. I think I'd rather wait till they grow up  ;)

[Magicman]

do they taste like chicken  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D or lobster  ;D

Actually, neither, nor do they taste like shrimp.  Of course they are also seasoned differently.  Crawfish boil seasoning tends to be spicy (hot).  The meat is more chewy than shrimp or lobster and also more tasty.

Most of our crawfish come from Crawfish Farms in the marsh areas in South Louisiana.  We will have a very large harvest here in the open fields after the Mississippi River floods.  It will be a bounty and folks will fill ice chests and also fill their entire pickup beds.

[Peter Drouin]

So when the water goes down the fields are full of them. And to fill a truck is a lot.Do you use a rake, or pick one at a time with your hand?

[Magicman]

Yup, I guess millions.  They will cover the roads in low lying areas and the slick run-over crawfish will actually become a driving hazard.   :-\

Folks pick them up with seed forks, etc.

[red oaks lumber]

you guys also like grits ;) so your idea of food is way differant than mine :D

[Texas Ranger]

Yep, we like a liitle heat in our food, other than boiling it into submission
digin_2 digin_2 digin_2

[sandhills]

Good grief that looks good!  Probably don't boil them too long?  And do you just add the seasoning to the water?

[Magicman]

Garlic, onion, lemons, and store bought mixtures of "crab" boil seasoning plus Tony Chachere's Original Creole Seasoning.  When they float, cut the fire and let them soak for a while.

I would be very hesitant to dismiss this delicacy if you have never tried it.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I have to admit.....I've never eaten a Crawfish. 

[thecfarm]

I'm not much into spicy food. Even when it did not tear up stomach apart. If I could get some without the hot,I would have a go at it. It's not Green!!! ;D

[WDH]

If you like lobster and shrimp, you will like crawfish.  They are just spicier the way that they are prepared. 

[ely]

I generally can eat 6 or 7 pounds of them before I slow up any at all, I can coast on thru another 4 or five pounds after that. if I eat the corn sausage and potatoes I can get by on just 4-5 pounds of crawdads. if you can boil it in that pot I will try and eat it... I liked to have choked on a dishrag one time.