crawfish ???? thats the question

ok ok just got back from dinner i went to a huge chinese buffet

and i seen all these posts about crawfish here so i got a few on my plate then when i was ready to eat the darn things i couldnt figure out what part to eat so i tried to ask our waitress but she spoke very limited english so as of now the only thing i know to do with them is use them for bait LOL

so someone please tell me what part of that crawfish am i to eat

1)Grab the head between your left thumb and pointer finger.
2)Grab the upper most part of the tail (just behind the thorax) between your right thumb and pointer finger.
3)Twist and pull a little at the same time and seperate the tail from the body. If part of the crawfish comes out attached to the tail,, NO PROBLEM,, it's good too.
4)Move your right thumb and forefinger down the tail to the point just above the "fan" of the tail and pinch it as you are pushing the tail between your upper and lower teeth.
5)If they are cooked properly the tail will pop out of the shell into your mouth as the tail shell collapses against your teeth..
6)You eat the tail.
7)Now turn the head so that the eyes are facing away from you and suck the juices out of the head..
8)Grab another crawfish and repeat the process

Dang,I was gonna say just eat the inside :)

However, some pansies like myself...just eat the tail and never suck the head (tried it before and it tasted like nasty creek water to me).:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by FroMan

However, some pansies like myself...just eat the tail and never suck the head (tried it before and it tasted like nasty creek water to me).:rolleyes:

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yep... I guess I'm a sissy too. Nasty creek water is a pretty good description of how the jusices in the head taste to me too. The tails - them R yummy!

I don't suck the heads either,but know a bunch that do.

thanks alot i guess i will just use the heads for bait now lol

last time i drank creek water i had a bad case of diareah

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Originally Posted by FroMan

However, some pansies like myself...just eat the tail and never suck the head (tried it before and it tasted like nasty creek water to me).:rolleyes:

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well thats cause whoever cooked them didnt purge them first....done right its some good stuff yall

Purging real important even if you don't suck the heads.If i know there not purged,i will not eat them.:D

Man, I love crawfish. We have to travel a bit to get them, about an hour and a half. These guys purge theirs, very few of them are muddy. Suck the heads, that's good stuff. Makes a cold drink better, LOL. I think the corn and taters are almost as good as the crawfish. Good stuff all around.