Yesterday was just fired on general principles - I felt like crap, couldn't think for more than about six seconds at a time, and had some really lousy crawfish.
That's what you get for eating trayfe! I'm having issues thinking clearly today, myself. Given that its FREEZING and I'm in sandals. Damn, I hate 30 degree temperature drops.
no, i felt sluggish and stupid before lunch, the crawfish didn't happen until 8pm. they were -hyooooooj-, but bland. more like angry langustinos than crawfish, really. these suckers were like seven, eight inches long, not four.
i'm in sandals, too. and shorts. but it's supposed to be up around 80 again today. heh.
Lousy crawfish will ruin ANY day, even an otherwise great one.
That's one thing I hate about living away from home: EVERY damn time I go home, the crawfish are lousy. Good crawfish require timing, and I can't get a ticket for "when the crawfish are going to be good." It's such a word of mouth thing. D'oh! When we were there in November, it was right after the season started, and they were the size of my pinky-nail and bland.
Jeez, I wish. The best crawfish are always at fund-raiser crawfish boils. You pay your $15, some kid gets a new lung, and you fill up on crawfish all damn day. (One time, I went to one of those after a night of slam dancing in which I'd taken a pretty good hit to the eye. I was watching them boil this VAT of crawfish the size of a pickup truck. As they were dumping 5-gallon buckets of cayenne in, when the wind picked up and calmly blew pepper right into my shiner-eye. When my mom found me, I was kneeling on the ground in near fetal position, bawling, just trying to get the cayenne out of my eyes! Oh, the pain. And the best damn crawfish of the season, too. I recovered as soon as there was food to be eaten.)
Yeah, there was a time when everyone was all up in arms over Chinese crawfish. You'd see signs every where, "We sell only Louisiana Crawfish," or "No Chinese Crawfish Here," etc. Then, Louisiana had that drought, and all of a suddent, Chinese crawfish were JUST FINE.
Cajuns make poor activists. They wear their weaknesses on their sleeves, and dripping down their arm. And blackmail couldn't be any easier, could it?
honestly, i think i can tell the difference between local and fly-in bugs; it's a texture thing more than a flavor.
the best ones i've had were the first batch ever - birthday party, dump 40 pounds on a folding table, and belly up. but there's a place near our apartment who does all ya can eat crawfish, shrimp, and crabs or rock claws. . .
I've never had crawfish.... the idea of head sucking (at least fish head) isnt really appealing.. should try and make it out to 'N'orlans' one of these times to try it though.
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i'm in sandals, too. and shorts. but it's supposed to be up around 80 again today. heh.
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That's one thing I hate about living away from home: EVERY damn time I go home, the crawfish are lousy. Good crawfish require timing, and I can't get a ticket for "when the crawfish are going to be good." It's such a word of mouth thing. D'oh! When we were there in November, it was right after the season started, and they were the size of my pinky-nail and bland.
How I long for their tender juicy tails!
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these, in addition to being gigantic, were soft-shelled, relatively speaking. it was just a weak batch of boil, compounding everything.
had some good ones last week, though. you should come down - we can keep trying them until we get a good batch *grin*
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Yeah, there was a time when everyone was all up in arms over Chinese crawfish. You'd see signs every where, "We sell only Louisiana Crawfish," or "No Chinese Crawfish Here," etc. Then, Louisiana had that drought, and all of a suddent, Chinese crawfish were JUST FINE.
Cajuns make poor activists. They wear their weaknesses on their sleeves, and dripping down their arm. And blackmail couldn't be any easier, could it?
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honestly, i think i can tell the difference between local and fly-in bugs; it's a texture thing more than a flavor.
the best ones i've had were the first batch ever - birthday party, dump 40 pounds on a folding table, and belly up. but there's a place near our apartment who does all ya can eat crawfish, shrimp, and crabs or rock claws. . .
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I've never had crawfish.... the idea of head sucking (at least fish head) isnt really appealing.. should try and make it out to 'N'orlans' one of these times to try it though.
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I like crab.. but not really lobster...
Hrm. Still should try it. I am up for anything a few times.
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Hope today is better!