How do you eat a crawfish?

with chopsticks

 

You pull the tail off, then remove the first one or two sections of the tail's carapice, and then you suck out the meat of the tail and eat it.

That is the main way you eat them.


If you are feeling daring, after ripping off the tail, you can suck the heads, or the main body portion as well, but that stuff can be somewhat nasty or good, depending on your taste.

I mostly eat the tail meat, and then occasionally if we have some really fresh ones that have been properly seasoned.......I will suck some heads !



DD

 

The first time I every had crawfish, I was living in Singapore. The species of crawfish over there are freakin' huge. They just bring the tails out and they're like the size of lobster tails. They had already taken the head off so I never saw the full body. So I come back to Houston after having developed a taste for crawfish. I go the the Raginn Cajun and they give me a bucket and I'm like what the **** is this? They were so damned tiny and still had the heads on them.

 

So thats where these suckers are from:

 

yup, just pull off the tail and split it open to get the meat out (split from underneath.

Suck the head if you want. There really isnt too much though. It's more for flavor and thats typically dominated by the spices...at least that's my experience from the cajuns who i have cooked them with, i.e. coon asses....and no thats not racist

 

Crawfish are like cockroaches of the sea. They eat crap off the floor.

You are what you eat

 

You put on a Clifton Chenier CD, pour some wine, dim the lights, push the tail back, and lick where the tail meets the body.

 

Amen.

 

In Sweden, crawfish is a summer time party food. They boil them with salt, sugar, and dill then it is served cold. I've yet to try it but I'm told it is fantastic. I'm quite skeptical though.

 

lol awesome first reply.

 

So? Pigs eat crap too. I'm sure you love bacon. It's not like it's against someone's religion to eat bacon.

 

pull the head off, suck. using your thumb and forefinger squeeze at the end of the tail and using your mouth suck the the meat out. much easier than breaking shells and quicker. i'll some craw daddys, let me tell you

 

I thought crawfish season isn't until February? The only time I eat it is between February and June.

 

Yes me too..... That's when my Cholesterol gets at an all time high. But its worth it!!

 

I don't eat pork. Haven't you see pork and coke experiment?

 

When eating crawfish for the first time, I strongly recommend you eat it with someone experienced so they can show you the ropes. When I first came to Houston over 20 years ago and saw people eat crawfish for the first time, I was offended. Now, I can put away 5-6 pounds fairly quickly without breaking a sweat.

I can only imagine what it was like to be eating them alone with nobody to show you how.