I just gotta do this, sorry (CRAWFISH)

[BOSSHOG]

Since its Mardi Gras and the very start of crawfish season thought I'd share with you all some mind candy.

Crawfish berling in Zatarain's spices with corn on the cob and potatoes and (this is a secret) garlic. Beer iced down in a bucket next to the Bayou. The grill is fired up with burgers and dogs and brats for those with pedestrian taste buds, and garlic bread to sop up the crawfish mess which dribbles on your chin and down your shirt (if you have one on.) Nice warm day. No work tomorrow. Fats Domino's new CD filling the airwaves.

Sorry about that!

[blm]

1. Consider your garlic-coated lips smooched from up here in NC.

With you in spirit.

[ewagner]

2. Sir you DO know

how to live....

wish I could join you....

had my first bowl of gumbo at a house on Bayou Chico in Pensacola Fl when I was 10 years old.....cooked by a lady from Mobile...damn....I've been hooked on cajun cooking ever since...

Enjoy Sir....:hi:

[5X]

3. Thanks for this, enjoyable vision....

get rid of the apologies and I'll recommend it.

[babylonsister]

4. Drooling in South TX! Sounds perfect! nt

[Booster]

5. I've never tried crawfish, but after your post, I just might. Party

on, Bosshog. You guys deserve to have a little fun after all you've been through. Everybody loves New Orleans, and, if they don't, I don't want to know them - way to proper for me. ha Enjoy yourself.

[SmokingJacket]

14. Hint: you might want to make sure you're in the south before you eat them

I've tried buying crawfish locally and they taste like fishy mud, compared to Louisiana ones...

[Booster]

28. Thanks for the tip. Also, I doubt anyone in CA would really know

how they should be prepared. ha I'm about to be flamed by someone in CA.

[negativenihil]

Sounds pretty rad :) n/t

[madokie]

6. you ole lucky dog you

[Lochloosa]

7. ...

:toast: :party:

[Botany]

8. thanx .... being happy is a good thing.

Jambalaya

Goodbye Joe,
Me gotta go,
Me oh my oh,
Me gotta go
Pole the pirogue
Down the bayou
My Yvonne,
The sweetest one,
Me oh my oh,
Son of a gun,
We'll have big fun
On the bayou

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie
And filè gumbo,
'Cause tonight
I'm gonna see by ma cher amio
Pick guitar,
Fill fruit jar
And be gayo
Son of a gun,
We'll have big fun
On the bayou


Thibodaux,
Fontaineaux,
The place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come
To see Yvonne,
By the dozen
Dress in style
And go hog wild,
Me oh my oh
Son of a gun,
We'll have big fun
On the bayou.

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie
And filè gumbo,
'Cause tonight
I'm gonna see by ma cher amio
Pick guitar,
Fill fruit jar
And be gayo
Son of a gun,
We'll have big fun
On the bayou



MUFFULETTAS TOO and Some Red Beans & Rice ......

[MuseRider]

9. Ahhh, that sounds so very yummy!

The only thing I ever had trouble with is the heads. I can't bring myself to eat anything that looks at me.

Do you have some headless bugs for me?

[BOSSHOG]

11. We can set the heads aside

for those who like to suck the fat out. I do love that meat. Been eating them critters for 16 years and still not have mastered the art of getting the meat out. I plug along but some people down here can do it blindfolded and hands tied behind their back. My Kansas brother in law came down a few years ago and I could not get him to eat any. Damn Yankee.

[CottonBear]

12. He wouldn't eat a crawfish? You know what that means?

MORE for us! :rofl:

[sui generis]

30. you goin' to hell cottonbear

www.godhatesshrimp.com

:P

[CottonBear]

33. OMG!

I am doomed to eternal damnation! I love shellfish & crustaceans! :cry:

[MuseRider]

17. Thanks!

You are too kind. I may be a Yankee but I love your food. A treat for me is Red Beans and Rice. I love it love it love it!

[CottonBear]

10. OK. Now I am really, really hungry for some crawfish.

Check out this cool crawfish boil website. There is a picture of a constructed crawfish pond! You can raise your own! How cool is that?

http://generalhorticulture.tamu.edu/prof/Recipes/CrawBoil/crawboil.html

[BOSSHOG]

16. You weren't sposed to read this thread Cottonbear !!

[CottonBear]

25. We'll just have to enjoy the crawfish vicariously through your post.

*sigh*

[SmokingJacket]

13. You are mean.

When I lived in LA we used to get our crawfish down at the gas station, ate it off newspaper......... :cry:

It's 27 degrees up here, and I didn't even get around to buying a king cake this year...

[BOSSHOG]

19. The best po-boys in town

are at the Chevron Gas Station up the highway. Its 27 degrees here too. Or is that 72?

Check out: http://www.paulspastry.com/

Its not too late to get a King Cake. Go ahead, order one.

[CottonBear]

22. We had a king cake at work and I'm wearing my Mardi Gras beads.

Unfortunately, lunch was soup not crawfish. :(

[Stephanie]

15. How to Eat Crawfish

How to Eat Crawfish

1. Order three to five pounds (per person) of fresh boiled crawfish.
2. (Optional) Put on a special bib to protect clothing. (This allows a little more freedom with the crawfish.)
3. Take a deep breath to enjoy the fullness of the aroma.
4. Grab the nearest crawfish off the pile.
5. Hold the crawfish with your left hand and gently twist off the tail.
6. Take the head and suck the hot, spicy juices out of it.
7. For full enjoyment - take your little finger and scrape the inside of the body.
8. Squeeze your thumb and forefinger at the sides of the top of the tail, causing the shell to break. Remove the meat and eat.
9. Go back to step 4 and repeat as often as you like.
10. You'll need a lot to drink so have some cold beverages handy.
11. This is a lot of fun with friends and lively zydeco music.

[chemenger]

32. Re: Post #9 and your instructions on how to eat crayfish

A few years ago I went out to dinner with several guys I worked with. The one guy was a really funny storyteller. Well, he told us about the time he was on assignment in NO area and gave us a pretty graphic description of eating crawfish. When he described sucking out the juices from the head end and how the eyes (perched on the eyestalks) were sucked in all of us nearly died laughing. Needless to say everyone in the restaurant was staring at us wondering what was so funny.

[sui generis]

18. sound like you gwine ta righteous southan crawdaddie berl

son.

:rofl:

mmmm - deep fried gator in cayenne batter, deep fried corn on the cob, soft shell crabs, homemade tater salad & slaw, pulled pork and creole batter catfish with some hot mustids. Mmm mm mmmmmm! Beer and funnel cakes for dessert.

[BOSSHOG]

24. Now, YOU stop it

I'm currently reading a wonderful little book by Roy Blount Jr about New Orleans - "Feet on the Street" (published before the Hurricane. One passage.

What does Alligator taste like? people would be heard to ask at the Tally Ho. Like alligator would be the answer, after a beat.

Highly recommend the book if you want to stroll around Nawlins in your mind.

[EstimatedProphet]

20. Ooooohhhh, you got me drooling!

You're hurting me! Share the wealth dude!

[Brewman_Jax]

21. Sounds excellent!

Haven't seen crawfish 'round here in a while. Glad it's that time of year, again! :9

[Tsiyu]

23. Now I'm gonna put on my new beads

someone gave me - with yhe glittery crawfish suspended among the purple and green and white and gold beads - and pretend I'm there with you.

Cept I'm going to work *sigh*

Happy Mardi Gras to you!!!!!!!

[dogday]

26. K&R Drool Value--100%

[leftofthedial]

27. Damnya!

Wish I was there!

[DoYouEverWonder]

29. Visions of pinching tails and sucking heads

(Crawfish heads that is) are dancing in my head.

Umm....

[SammyWinstonJack]

31. YUMMO!

I'm watching "BourboCam" live video on www.nola.com Pretty cool! 'Tho I much rather be there in person, this works too.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

34. THIS is why I love the Boss!

Just thinking it's been years since I've had crawfish in the shell -- the Mrs. hates to peel them, so we don't have it too often. Think this weekend I just might have to correct that oversight . . .

[BOSSHOG]

36. YO GRS

Get her a burger, you pig out on crawfish; tell her the sex is totally incredible after you pig out on hot berled crustaceans. Have a great weekend.

[Missy Vixen]

35. The only way this could be better

is to have 87,000 DU'ers on hand, dancing in the sunshine, and enjoying each other's company while we enjoy the food.

I'd also like to have the Gulf Coast back intact.

Thinking about those who aren't with us today,
Julie

[BOSSHOG]

37. Godbless em all Julie RB

Hopefully where they are crawfish season is year round and they all come from Louisiana. (Don't want no stinkin Chinese crawfish.)

[uppityperson]

38. Now that was mean

Sitting in 60 degree weather, runny nose and sore throat, dreaming about really good food. Happy Mardi Gras!