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mikej71 · 08-13-2002, 12:44 PM

I was at a restaurant here in Houston, and some drunk bastard sitting at the next table said "bring me a live crawfish". He looks over at us and said "I'm gonna eat this". It was crawling on the table, so he picked it up and shoved the whole thing in his mouth and started chewing. He almost puked.. we almost puked.. it was one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen.

I love 'em boiled, though.

lofly'a · 08-13-2002, 01:46 PM

crawfish, as we call em in louisiana are everywhere. when it rains a lot they come up out of the ground and crawl everywhere. i have many on my property. if ya haven't tried em, you should. they are not a bug by the way, they are a crustean as is a lobster. land lobster?????????, yea. if anybody ever visits go to most eateries, as they usually serve them daily or as a all you can eat buffet on special days. they are real good seasoned hot, and boiled with corn on cob, and potatoes.

Project1970 · 08-13-2002, 03:39 PM

Some call 'em 'claw shrimp'.

(Yes, I am a geek. Hehehe.)

AK70SWB · 08-13-2002, 10:00 PM

went clubbin' me some crawdads today got a whole mess!!!
if i could i'd eat breakfast, lunch and dinner!!!!!
please don't let the crawdads die!!!!!!!!
keep it going !!!!!!!!!!lolololol

AK70SWB · 08-14-2002, 10:49 PM

forget it the crawdads are dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
close the creek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
don't ever go back!!!!!!!!!!!!

>X< · 08-14-2002, 10:57 PM

efabman is right. you pull off the tail and peel it or squeeze the meat out(faster) and then suck the head, boiled with onions and corn and potatoes, have all ever heard of Tony Chacheries seasonings? prob just a southern thing, but yall do have Tabasco, right?????

hjalbert · 08-15-2002, 12:21 AM

honestly,, you guys crack me up. i dont think that any one who wasnt born in bred in Louisiana (northern louisiana doesnt counttheir just a bunch of damn hicks hehe) they actually sell tonys at some of the stores up here in nc now, i dont know if they have it in az, another good thing is tiger sause but anyway back to my point, i dont know why this post was started, but if you do decide to go buy some crawfish, make sure it is american, the chinese are killing us louisiana boys, underselling us and all, any way, it is crawfish, they call them that, cause in the water, if you scare it it will crawl backwards into its hole so fast you couldnt see where it went, when everything drys up a little bit you can see their lil chimney holes all over a pasture in LA, pretty good stuff, if you want to catch em get some traps and go to a swampy area and put somehting stinkyy in it, check it every 15 minutes, and dump em in a bucket, but keep m live, other wise they will boil with straight tails, then you wont know how long they been dead.... maybe rotten, also dont boil em to long, if you follow the instructions on the zatterans seafood boil you will do ok, i was in La about 2 months ago, and they aere selling for 175 a lb cooked in lafayette where im from. yall have a good oen

colohusker · 08-15-2002, 01:08 AM

Used to catch them in NE when I was a kid. Heard that you could eat them if you boiled them like lobster, and being a poor kid that couldn't afford lobster, tried to boil them once while I was fishing. Don't think I boiled them long enough though. They aren't supposed to still be wiggling a little, are they? Decided then that I needed to move to the city and get a high faluting job so that I could afford lobster!

Not really, but I did try to boil them once and they were still kicking a little, must have been about 7 or 8 then.

Scott

**ThreeQuarter** · 08-15-2002, 01:14 AM

Crawdads.

Put up yer dukes! :p

JJ · 10-02-2002, 11:00 AM

When I was down in Texas I had some stuff called etoufee with crawfish in it, I'd love to find a good recipe for that. Sort of makes me wonder how much it would cost to have a few pounds shipped up here

*Slams_58* · 10-02-2002, 11:12 AM

We have those in our lakes. They aren't exactly plentiful here. You'd be pretty hard pressed to make a meal out of them. Oh and for the record, we call them "CRAYFISH" here.

However, the sucking on the head thing, has officially made me never want to try them. It's the same as lobster, if it still has eyes, keep it away from me!!!

*Randy70C-10* · 10-02-2002, 11:35 AM

Damn, when I read that reply, the words that stuck out were "sucking the .........well, you know. I had to go back and read the entire reply.

Southpa · 10-02-2002, 01:36 PM

I used to catch them all the time out east when I was a kid, for bait. I would catch a rock bass with a worm, then beat it up with a rock so its nice and juicy, tie a string to it and toss it in the water. Then pull it back in five minutes all covered with crayfish. Then I'd pull the meat out of the tails and go to a different spot and catch 2 and 3 lb smallmouth bass. Now that I think of it I've seen some real doozies in my day as big as a small lobster. Still trying to figure why I never bothered to eat any myself.

ChopTop · 10-02-2002, 03:21 PM

If it's red and can pinch right through your skin, it's crawfish. If it's wee little black thing it's a crawdad. Careful checkin those traps YALL, them crawfish have some mighty natural enimies. Them Mocassins and Cottonmouths love to eat em up and follow them into them there traps! They get might aggressive even with a mouthfull of tasty Crawfish. hehehehehe

Good tip on the straight tails, I'm gettin sick thinken about eaten rotten crawfish!

08-13-2002, 12:44 PM	#26
mikej71 Unregistered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston, TX USA Posts: 538	I was at a restaurant here in Houston, and some drunk bastard sitting at the next table said "bring me a live crawfish". He looks over at us and said "I'm gonna eat this". It was crawling on the table, so he picked it up and shoved the whole thing in his mouth and started chewing. He almost puked.. we almost puked.. it was one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen. I love 'em boiled, though. __________________ 71 SWB Stepside SB400/TH350

08-13-2002, 01:46 PM	#27
lofly'a Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Alexandria, LA 71301 Posts: 1,451	crawfish, as we call em in louisiana are everywhere. when it rains a lot they come up out of the ground and crawl everywhere. i have many on my property. if ya haven't tried em, you should. they are not a bug by the way, they are a crustean as is a lobster. land lobster?????????, yea. if anybody ever visits go to most eateries, as they usually serve them daily or as a all you can eat buffet on special days. they are real good seasoned hot, and boiled with corn on cob, and potatoes. __________________ -02 avalanche (daily driver) -66 gto ragtop 389/400 (garage queen, hand-me-down from dad) -72 Tribute Trans Am (6.0LS/T56 6-speed) in progress -2003 YUKON (Wife's) -71 gmc swb fleet (current project, gonna shave everything, bags, stuff w/ 20's, gen III powertrain) -48 3100 SWB - 12/31/23 LONG TERM Project

08-13-2002, 03:39 PM	#28
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	Some call 'em 'claw shrimp'. (Yes, I am a geek. Hehehe.) __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

08-13-2002, 10:00 PM	#29
AK70SWB Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SPRINGFIELD MO. Posts: 126	went clubbin' me some crawdads today got a whole mess!!! if i could i'd eat breakfast, lunch and dinner!!!!! please don't let the crawdads die!!!!!!!! keep it going !!!!!!!!!!lolololol __________________ the sun even shines on a dogs a$$ some days!!!

08-14-2002, 10:49 PM	#30
AK70SWB Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SPRINGFIELD MO. Posts: 126	forget it the crawdads are dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! close the creek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! don't ever go back!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ the sun even shines on a dogs a$$ some days!!!

08-14-2002, 10:57 PM	#31
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	efabman is right. you pull off the tail and peel it or squeeze the meat out(faster) and then suck the head, boiled with onions and corn and potatoes, have all ever heard of Tony Chacheries seasonings? prob just a southern thing, but yall do have Tabasco, right????? __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

08-15-2002, 12:21 AM	#32
hjalbert cracker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 1,021	honestly,, you guys crack me up. i dont think that any one who wasnt born in bred in Louisiana (northern louisiana doesnt counttheir just a bunch of damn hicks hehe) they actually sell tonys at some of the stores up here in nc now, i dont know if they have it in az, another good thing is tiger sause but anyway back to my point, i dont know why this post was started, but if you do decide to go buy some crawfish, make sure it is american, the chinese are killing us louisiana boys, underselling us and all, any way, it is crawfish, they call them that, cause in the water, if you scare it it will crawl backwards into its hole so fast you couldnt see where it went, when everything drys up a little bit you can see their lil chimney holes all over a pasture in LA, pretty good stuff, if you want to catch em get some traps and go to a swampy area and put somehting stinkyy in it, check it every 15 minutes, and dump em in a bucket, but keep m live, other wise they will boil with straight tails, then you wont know how long they been dead.... maybe rotten, also dont boil em to long, if you follow the instructions on the zatterans seafood boil you will do ok, i was in La about 2 months ago, and they aere selling for 175 a lb cooked in lafayette where im from. yall have a good oen __________________ FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Harry John Albert III located in Phoenix, AZ 1972 GMC JIMMY, 1969 lwb Chevy Frame, 1999 bmw k1200 ltc 1992 Kawasaki concours 1991 bmw k75 1973 cortez motorhome

08-15-2002, 01:08 AM	#33
colohusker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 436	Used to catch them in NE when I was a kid. Heard that you could eat them if you boiled them like lobster, and being a poor kid that couldn't afford lobster, tried to boil them once while I was fishing. Don't think I boiled them long enough though. They aren't supposed to still be wiggling a little, are they? Decided then that I needed to move to the city and get a high faluting job so that I could afford lobster! Not really, but I did try to boil them once and they were still kicking a little, must have been about 7 or 8 then. Scott __________________ ------------------------------------------------ I say it's only money, my wife says it's only a truck.... '71 C10 Deluxe, factory ac, ps, pb, should be done by 2102 Longmont, CO husker95@hotmail.com

08-15-2002, 01:14 AM	#34
ThreeQuarter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texan in Iowa Posts: 2,523	Crawdads. Put up yer dukes! :p Attached Images __________________ Ben '68 Chevy C10 Custom LWB 327/TH400 2nd owner '16 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Dblcab 4wd 5.3

10-02-2002, 11:00 AM	#35
JJ Lurking Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Forest Grove, OR USA Posts: 196	ettoufee When I was down in Texas I had some stuff called etoufee with crawfish in it, I'd love to find a good recipe for that. Sort of makes me wonder how much it would cost to have a few pounds shipped up here __________________ JJ 72 GMC 1500 350 4 Speed, stone stock baby!!!!! 72 GMC K-2500 350TPI 700R4 For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.

10-02-2002, 11:12 AM	#36
Slams_58 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: I let ya know as soon as I know Posts: 3,593	We have those in our lakes. They aren't exactly plentiful here. You'd be pretty hard pressed to make a meal out of them. Oh and for the record, we call them "CRAYFISH" here. However, the sucking on the head thing, has officially made me never want to try them. It's the same as lobster, if it still has eyes, keep it away from me!!!

10-02-2002, 11:35 AM	#37
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Damn, when I read that reply, the words that stuck out were "sucking the .........well, you know. I had to go back and read the entire reply.

10-02-2002, 01:36 PM	#38
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,409	I used to catch them all the time out east when I was a kid, for bait. I would catch a rock bass with a worm, then beat it up with a rock so its nice and juicy, tie a string to it and toss it in the water. Then pull it back in five minutes all covered with crayfish. Then I'd pull the meat out of the tails and go to a different spot and catch 2 and 3 lb smallmouth bass. Now that I think of it I've seen some real doozies in my day as big as a small lobster. Still trying to figure why I never bothered to eat any myself. __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

10-02-2002, 03:21 PM	#39
ChopTop Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: KINGWOOD TEXAS Posts: 515	Crawfish!! If it's red and can pinch right through your skin, it's crawfish. If it's wee little black thing it's a crawdad. Careful checkin those traps YALL, them crawfish have some mighty natural enimies. Them Mocassins and Cottonmouths love to eat em up and follow them into them there traps! They get might aggressive even with a mouthfull of tasty Crawfish. hehehehehe Good tip on the straight tails, I'm gettin sick thinken about eaten rotten crawfish! __________________ Member of the "Old Farts Club"



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