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re: Question: The Quality of Crawfish in NOLA

Posted on 4/20/15 at 11:23 am to
Posted by LSUzealot
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Posted on 4/20/15 at 11:23 am to
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You want good crawfish in New Orleans go to maple leaf tonight.



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Posted by TigerWise
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Posted on 4/20/15 at 11:29 am to
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I'm down…let's Uber it



Was last night. I rode my fixie.
Posted by JasonL79
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Posted on 4/20/15 at 12:48 pm to
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I've been told they use liquid, but also add sugar to the boil ... you ever heard of this?


I've heard this as well although I don't eat at many Asian seafood markets in the city.

Heard about some crazy concoctions Asians make for boiling crawfish in other states also.
Posted by yellowfin
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Posted on 4/20/15 at 12:55 pm to
True for most places but not all

tighter market

they want the cheapest available

lots of guys in the wholesale business won't even go to new orleans

eta: there's a reason boiled crawfish are an average of $3 a pound cheaper down there
This post was edited on 4/20/15 at 12:58 pm
Posted by JasonL79
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Posted on 4/20/15 at 1:03 pm to
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they want the cheapest available


quote:

tighter market



Lots of Asian markets in New Orleans.
This post was edited on 4/21/15 at 8:50 am
Posted by oldreserve55
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Posted on 4/20/15 at 1:39 pm to
Could be the use of imported crawfish in NO.
Posted by CBandits82
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Posted on 4/20/15 at 1:43 pm to
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I have never heard that, ever

How could that even be possible?

Posted by JasonL79
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 8:52 am to
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eta: there's a reason boiled crawfish are an average of $3 a pound cheaper down there


What are they charging for boiled up your way?

I think they are around $3.00-$4.00/lb here depending on where you go.
Posted by yellowfin
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 10:47 am to
I paid $6 last week
Posted by JackTheStripper
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 11:13 am to
I think the last time I went to a restaurant and actually bought crawfish was 2007. Never really understood why people do that.

Between friends, family, and myself, I'm averaging hosting/going to a boil probably once a week during season.
Posted by yellowfin
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 2:08 pm to
I brought customers out to eat, I don't eat crawfish at all
Posted by JackTheStripper
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:15 pm to
Wasn't directed at you, just a general comment.
Posted by thickandthin
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:22 pm to
What?? I'm surprised by this. You sell and cater/cook them but don't eat them? Kind of like a mechanic not working on his car or a carpenter neglecting his house I suppose
Posted by TigerWise
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:24 pm to
A dentist with a jacked up grill
Posted by Rouge
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:31 pm to
Fin is actually a vegan

He does the crawfish thing because he is a sadist as well
Posted by thickandthin
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:53 pm to
L o friggin' l
Posted by yellowfin
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 9:25 pm to
When you see as many as me you get tired of them
Posted by JasonL79
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Posted on 4/22/15 at 8:10 am to
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When you see as many as me you get tired of them


I used to be the same way when we had our seafood docks and processing plants. I miss it now.
Posted by JasonL79
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Posted on 4/22/15 at 8:13 am to
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I paid $6 last week


Why is this? The crawfish should be similar priced by you.

Is it because they work on higher markup? Or is it because they use purged (the real way) crawfish? Or they use graded? Combination of everything?
Posted by TigerWise
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Posted on 4/22/15 at 8:34 am to
Where you buy them in NOLA can make a huge difference in price. Go prices a lb of crawfish at a tourist trap then price a lb at a seafood market. There can be a $5 price difference.
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