Best Crawfish Tail Meat

Stay away from the Chinese stuff. Also, just because they are a LA based company doesn't mean they are LA crawfish.

I usually don't have much choice, Rouses carries 1) its own labeled La. caught ones and 2) a Chinese option. The La. tails sometimes go on sale around $10/package and that's when we stock up.

As long as you're buying La. crawfish I don't think the brand really matters.

I can't recall getting a bag of bad tails which are Louisiana crawfish. I don't buy Chinese and I'm careful to read the bags, closely. I also pay close attention to how well the bags are vac sealed. Sometimes, when buy frozen tails, I've seen air pockets and some freezer burn, probably from the bag getting nicked during loading and unloading for delivery.

I can't recall all the brands I've used, but Fleur de Lis, Pat's of Henderson and Chez Francois have all been good brands I see fairly often in various stores. I believe I've used Riceland before, as well, though not as often as the other 3. There's one more I see often, but I can't recall the name.

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What are the best brands for packaged tail meat?

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To summarize: Dont get Chinese (look closely) but any LA product is fine.

The best Crawfish Tails I have found. Not sure what brand they are, but I have ordered them for the last few years from CG.