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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:
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by FroMan
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
well thats cause whoever cooked them didnt purge them first....done right its some good stuff yallQuote:
Originally Posted by FroMan
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.
i'm from grand coteau.we purge our crawfish using salt for 20min,don't boil them either we steam them and then sprikle them with some good old cajun seasoning and let them finish cooking in the ice chest yum yum!!!!
don't eat crawfish a chinese buffet...they are crawfish that have been frozen and imported from china...god knows how long they been frozen...and always taste like crap and usually the tail meat is almost a black color...the taste is not even in the same ballpark as a fresh La. boiled and seasoned crawfish..
great fisherman..you from grand coteau and steam crawfish? are you a east coast or maryland transplant? lol
born and raised in south louisiana my friend.you can not over boil them like that and are much easier to peel.adding the seasoning on them after they are in the ice chest is the key to great crawfish plus a beer to wash them down.having crawfish this weekend the wife's birthday is next week(april fools) but we are celebrating early.
send me some and a few links of boudin while your at it lol
Amen brother chinese buffet yuck!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kajun
I never drank nasty creek water, so I wouldn't know how that tastes. But I have eaten a lot of Crawfish and they always taste like Lobster to me......
I could not agree more. I purge them in Icy salt water with Lemon juice and vinegar for 30 minutes. (makes them sick at both ends).. Then rinse them in clear water for another 30 minutes, then back in another round of purge, then final rinse in clear water,, Then to the pot!Quote:
Originally Posted by HEMPHILLCREEK-1
I'd eat crawfish all day and everyday if there was nothing else to eat!
:)It eat em every day toooooo!,~~If i had about 5 lbs of peeled tail meat Gave to me every day! lol:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Supracerxtreme
I wish I could get them here. I was stationed in Gulfport years ago and could get great crawfish about everywhere(at least the bars I went to..lol) the only way I've found them in the upstate of SC is already cooked at Ingles and not that good. And when I sucked the heads it was good I guess they knew how to prepare them.
Can't eat em around here without head sucking. The two just go together. :)
Are you guy's really serious about sucking those crawfish heads? It would seem to me that there would be nothing in those heads but guts. They may or not be good but they don't seem very appetizing to me.
there is an art to sucking crawfish heads.if you can not stand that thought you can always pass your finger in the crawfish to get the fat out.that's what sucking the heads is all about getting the fat.i live pretty close to breaux bridge la which is the crawfish catital of the world.the crawfish festival is held every first weekend in may.i take my family down there every year.the kids have a great time!!!:)
as far as i have gone on weird food is sushi sushi mi loads of crab legs squirrel brains mountain oysters crab legs there is a place on the ohio river and its called the cajun kitchen i made reservations for next week it stays about that crowded so get back with me on the head sucking or eating the poor ole critters brain ill will try what you all recommend
It Is The Fat "the Yellow Stuff " Out Of The Head That Cajun's Love So Much That They Resort To Sucking The Heads For.we Leave The Rest Alone.now If You Are Making A Crawfish Bisque Then You Clean Every Thing Aout Od The Head Shell,wash That Shell Good And Then Stuff It With Crawfish Tails And Other Ingredients.cook It In A Sauce And Enjoy.
Is There Not A Fellow Cajun Or At Least Someone From Louisiana That Can Back Me Up On The Tradition!!!!!lol
Seems head sucking is odd to some.And thats okay!I dont suck em myself.But i have been told by those that do,beer drinking is the key to head sucking ---lots of beer lots of sucking! Now~~U~~~Know
Cajuns don't need anything but the crawfish; sucking the heads is an extra pleasure b/c most of the flavoring is in the heads. you don't really have to have beer, you can drink water, its the crayfish that you are eating.
I'M WITH YOU GATORGAR I'LL TAKE CRAWFISH WITH OR WITHOUT BEER,JUST SO I CAN HAVE THE CRAWFISH.ATE SOME TONIGHT AND THEY WERE GREAT.POLISHING SUPPER OFF WITH SOME BLUEBELL HOMEMADE VANILLA ICECREAM TOPPED WITH FRESH DEW BERRIES THE MRS AND KIDS PICKED YESTERDAY.I DON'T THINK IT GETS ANY BETTER THAN THAT!!!!!:D:p
hey fisherman i grew up in southwest arkansas and i can back you up on the tradition. used to go down to breaux bridge for the festival. seemed like it was every other yr though not every yr. still have freinds in la and love to visit for home cooked mud bugs. live in north carolina now and none to be found except frozen at grocery. good for etouffe and gumbo though.Quote:
Originally Posted by GREAT FISHERMAN
Thanks For The Backup Dirtrooster,i Feel For You Man.don't Know What I Would Do If I Had To Leave This Area.most Likely Would Get Skinny.lol:(
whats dew berries
DEW BERRIES ARE A TYPE OF BLACKBERRY THAT GROWS WILD IN LOUISIANA AND IS RIPE FIRST IN THE SPRING.:p
Has Anyone Else Ever Eaten Dew Berries?one Set Back To It Is You Have To Watch Out For Snakes But They Are Sure Worth The Risk.
You Also Have To Soak Them In Salt Water For A While To Make Sure There Are No Bugs/worms!!!!!!!
Of Course I Guess The Extra Protien Would Not Hurt You.lol
hey everyone the crawfish festival is this weekend.if you are not to far away come and pass a good time.take along wife and kids there is plenty to see do and eat.
i have eaten crawfish a couple of times this week already.might even enter the crawfish eating contest.
bullfrog if you come we'll show you how to SUCK them heads!!!!!lol:D
dew berries are they like mull berries don't know if thats the correct spelling but its a tree with big berries in the spring
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Originally Posted by slab_slayin_fool
Mulberries are a tree berry, Dew Berries are a ground (bramble bush) berry.
Dewberry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewberry
Mulberry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulberry
I've eaten a ton of Mulberries :p back when I was young, but don't know as I've ever eaten a Dewberry. Blackberries & Raspberries ... also eaten a ton of those :D
... cp :cool:
thx for the info cp
you have to go to louisiana to get the good stuff, let a cajun boil them and they will light you up, but they are awesome tails and heads also
the stuff at the local place here wasn't too bad really its called the Cajun kitchen owned and ran by them
and the ones st the Chinese place just tasted plain the Cajun places had other tastes to it like it was cooked in something and they showed me about the head sucking when i asked them i went there tonight again for more im hooked and im sure there is better down south but im not there but i will make it a point to try them when i go down to biloxie and pascagoula i think those are the correct spellings but i haven't been there since the hurricane and im sure it has changed a lot they were such beautiful places i almost hate to go back if they were really ruint