Crayfish

[natty54]

Just wondering where you can go to eat or buy fresh crayfish?

I checked with the local suppliers and they only have just the tail meat

[Benny]

Billingsgate Seafood Market by Foothills Hospital has boxes of frozen, pre-cooked whole crawfish. They're seasoned pretty well. Easy to prepare and pretty tasty. I've seen them at T & T a couple times, but they're not there all the time. There's also some seafood distributor in the NE (I forget the name) that I seem to remember you can buy raw whole crawfish.

[natty54]

Originally posted by Benny
Billingsgate Seafood Market by Foothills Hospital has boxes of frozen, pre-cooked whole crawfish. They're seasoned pretty well. Easy to prepare and pretty tasty. I've seen them at T & T a couple times, but they're not there all the time. There's also some seafood distributor in the NE (I forget the name) that I seem to remember you can buy raw whole crawfish.

Awesome I will check them out!

[spacerz]

Originally posted by Benny
There's also some seafood distributor in the NE (I forget the name) that I seem to remember you can buy raw whole crawfish.

That would be City Fish.

[trieu]

My cousin over nighted some from New Orleans I think, they are still fresh and they come with seasoning too. Having crayfish boils down in Louisiana was awesome!

[SJW]

Originally posted by trieu
My cousin over nighted some from New Orleans I think, they are still fresh and they come with seasoning too. Having crayfish boils down in Louisiana was awesome!

I used to live in Lafayette and you're right, it was awesome.

[taemo]

a little bit OT but I don't get crayfish, how the heck do you eat it?
there's barely any meat inside.

[Markll7]

Originally posted by taemo
a little bit OT but I don't get crayfish, how the heck do you eat it?
there's barely any meat inside.

It's all about the brains my friend... and also getting a few kilos per person.

[Benny]

Originally posted by taemo
a little bit OT but I don't get crayfish, how the heck do you eat it?
there's barely any meat inside.

You cook a shitload of them.

[trieu]

Good crayfish depends on the seasoning it's boiled in too. The social part of it is the best part, you get a huge group of people and drink beer while eating them.

[Markll7]

Originally posted by trieu
Good crayfish depends on the seasoning it's boiled in too. The social part of it is the best part, you get a huge group of people and drink beer while eating them.

Oh hell yeah man. Cajun style where you're outside with a bunch of buddies and just paper laid over a picnic table, some decent music, corn, taters and whatever else -or- Chinese style with soy sauce and chili paste in a smokey ass alley in the middle of fucking no where in Mainland.

[DeeK]

Originally posted by trieu
Good crayfish depends on the seasoning it's boiled in too. The social part of it is the best part, you get a huge group of people and drink beer while eating them.

Yep just like wings and beer, except less meat.

[taemo]

thanks, will be giving it couple of tries again while in Florida next week.
we just love ordering a bucket full of creole/cajun seafood


btw anyone ever eaten at Blues Can down in Inglewood?
http://www.thebluescan.com
curious to hear how authentic their cooking is to Louisiana cuisine

[DENZILDON]

Dang I miss Crawfish now... This was taken from a local place we go to near my parents house in Florida.


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[Benny]

Originally posted by taemo
thanks, will be giving it couple of tries again while in Florida next week.
we just love ordering a bucket full of creole/cajun seafood


btw anyone ever eaten at Blues Can down in Inglewood?
http://www.thebluescan.com
curious to hear how authentic their cooking is to Louisiana cuisine

I've been going a little stir crazy for a proper po-boy sandwich for a while now. A buddy said the Blues Can does a fairly good job of it. Anyone with any personal experience?

[Kritafo]

jeeez, making me want to take a trip. craw boil and boiled peanuts and a slice of pecan pie would just about be perfect

[KRyn]

Originally posted by Kritafo
jeeez, making me want to take a trip. craw boil and boiled peanuts and a slice of pecan pie would just about be perfect

Better leave your daughter at home, I doubt she would be down for sucking brains!

[Kritafo]

Originally posted by KRyn



Better leave your daughter at home, I doubt she would be down to suck the brains out of some crayfish!

lol...that is very true, however I think we could hook her up with something boring. We try to always feed her before we go somewhere knowing she won't eat. She just gets a drink and sometimes a dessert while we eat meals she wouldn't touch. Just don't try to convince her to try it. lol

[taemo]

went to Orlando next week and we are now hooked on crawfish, i guess when we had some in San Diego we had tiny ones that didnt make it pleasant to eat

but these ones from New Orleans Cajun Seafood restaurant in Orlando

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we also tried Hot N Juicy too, we ordered the mild spicy and it was still hot
fortunately they have a restaurant in LA and Vegas too

[taemo]

bumping this as i found a restaurant in Alberta that serves Crawfish boil,
it is Tooloulou's Bistro & Bar in Banff.
http://www.taximike.com/tooloulou.html
we went for breakfast this morning and the miss ordered the eggs beni with shrimp and crawfish and it was awesome!
saw on their dinner menu that they serve crawfish boil Louisiana style.
$36 per 1.5 lbs though and it comes frozen from Louisiana.
Has anyone tried it yet there? we are planning to go sometime in February.