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Basin vs Field raised crawfish
Posted on 4/27/22 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 4/27/22 at 1:59 pm
What is the difference other than about 50 cents a pound?
Are they generally larger or taste any different?
My local source offering both:
small/mids @ $2
Regular @ 2.25
Basin @ 2.75
Are they generally larger or taste any different?
My local source offering both:
small/mids @ $2
Regular @ 2.25
Basin @ 2.75
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Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:01 pm to MarsellusWallace
My opinion:
Basin/Spillway > Pond/Field/Farmed
Cleaner, tastier than pond.
Basin/Spillway > Pond/Field/Farmed
Cleaner, tastier than pond.
Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:04 pm to MarsellusWallace
Basin' crawfish have a gamey taste.
Just kidding. Basin crawfish are eating whatever they can get and have to scavenge. Farm raised have a constant food supply. I think this more affects the size that they grow to, but I'll let somebody weigh in on taste.
Just kidding. Basin crawfish are eating whatever they can get and have to scavenge. Farm raised have a constant food supply. I think this more affects the size that they grow to, but I'll let somebody weigh in on taste.
This post was edited on 4/27/22 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:06 pm to MarsellusWallace
There are 2 species: red swamp and white river. Sometimes you’ll get the different species with one or the other.
I can list facts of differences and some people can make arguments as to which one is better, but the truth is, they are so similar it doesn’t matter to 99% of the people.
I can list facts of differences and some people can make arguments as to which one is better, but the truth is, they are so similar it doesn’t matter to 99% of the people.
Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:38 pm to SixthAndBarone
Yep, white river are my favorite but I haven't seen a full sack of whites in 20 years.
ETA: I think they are more tender, have more fat and take flavor better, but aren't as good to cook with.
Reds have more flavor and hold up to cooking in stews better.
ETA: I think they are more tender, have more fat and take flavor better, but aren't as good to cook with.
Reds have more flavor and hold up to cooking in stews better.
This post was edited on 4/27/22 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:45 pm to SmokedBrisket2018
I was told spillway were better and pond crawfish are small and a bunch of other stuff I've forgotten.
I personally have found this to be not completely true. I cannot really tell the difference once they are boiled. Depending on the molt stage, I can sometimes taste a little sweetness in the meat in the early season. I've had dirty crawfish from both types and I've had clean pond crawfish that were so big you would think they were spillway.
I personally have found this to be not completely true. I cannot really tell the difference once they are boiled. Depending on the molt stage, I can sometimes taste a little sweetness in the meat in the early season. I've had dirty crawfish from both types and I've had clean pond crawfish that were so big you would think they were spillway.
Posted on 4/27/22 at 3:53 pm to SixthAndBarone
quote:
it doesn’t matter to 99% of the people.
I'll be in this group if anybody needs me
Posted on 4/27/22 at 4:26 pm to MarsellusWallace
The only difference I Have found is the pond/farm tend to taste a bit muddier sometimes, especially later in the season.
ETA: That was my experience 18+ years ago when I still lived in LA. Next to impossible to get basin crawfish in TX, at least where I live.
ETA: That was my experience 18+ years ago when I still lived in LA. Next to impossible to get basin crawfish in TX, at least where I live.
This post was edited on 4/27/22 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 4/27/22 at 8:26 pm to msap9020
Basin are my favorites…
Posted on 4/28/22 at 12:40 pm to MarsellusWallace
Just my opinion, but I think the bait used plays a bigger factor into the taste as opposed to where they live (basin/rice field). I wouldn't pay more for basin crawfish of similar size.
Posted on 4/28/22 at 12:43 pm to AyyyBaw
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but I think the bait used plays a bigger factor into the taste
So what bait is better for the taste?
Posted on 4/28/22 at 1:26 pm to MarsellusWallace
I prefer the white river crawfish, they seem sweeter; get them around Pierre Part/Basin. They have green instead of yellow fat; turns some people off.
Posted on 4/28/22 at 1:41 pm to MarsellusWallace
I hear this all the time and I think it has a lot to do with where the "pond" crawfish are coming from. Pond crawfish from Acadiana rice fields irrigated with well water are gonna taste a hell of a lot better than those coming from a stagnate pond in another part of the state like the ones you see along LA 1/308. At one time, most of the "pond" crawfish in the BR area were coming from the later, which obviously has changed with the crawfish farming boom. I may be biased having direct access to the rice field version, but in my opinion the basin crawfish aren't even close to being as sweet/fat.
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