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re: Do Asians make better crawfish boils?

Posted on 3/27/23 at 2:12 pm to
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
5680 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 2:12 pm to
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Do Asians make better crawfish boils?
All of my Texas friends say so and they couldn't be more wrong. I want the crawfish to have flavor, not my frickin hands.
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
Member since Oct 2007
23434 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 2:13 pm to
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Went to an Asian owned boil and those flavors hit. They use some strong spices on these and make the flavors really pop. Crawfish innovation. These boys use spices not found in old bay



I watched the video and the only thing added that we do not normally do is toss in garlic butter. There is no innovation in that other than making my crawfish shits come sooner and harder.
Posted by HeyCap
Member since Nov 2014
839 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 2:14 pm to
Nah uh! I ate about 1/2 pound of Vietnamese style (same as Californian style?) and realized I wouldn’t be able to each much more. The melted butter, the chili oil, and whatever the hell else they pour over the cooked crawfish made me vow never to try them again. A greasy ungodly mess!
And whoever the hell says Chinese crawfish are better than ours hasn’t had the frozen Chinese product we get here. Maybe fresh crawfish from the sewerage infested waters of China are better but I doubt it.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
124091 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 2:26 pm to
I'm a fan of both, there is a time and place for anything.

I do think Viet-Cajun crawfish done well is really amazing.

That episode of Ugly Delicious was patronizing and annoying to me though.
Posted by pbro62
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
14078 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 2:57 pm to
I’d prefer the crawfish over boiled Asians any day
Posted by pbro62
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
14078 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 2:57 pm to
Aggie stick to things you know like boyfriends
Posted by LSUrme
CTC
Member since Oct 2005
5340 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 3:24 pm to
Who is using Old Bay in a crawfish boil?

Get back up to Baltimore, baw.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8149 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 3:56 pm to
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Do Asians make better crawfish boils?

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better

That's hard to argue. I think the way they boil crawfish and finish it with butter is tasty and I enjoy it but, I wouldn't adopt that way of eating it as a preference. It is damn good, but it's not better.
Posted by Alika_kahuna
Member since May 2021
227 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 7:49 pm to
Never seen a pot cooler like that. Usually just spray with a hose
Posted by HeyCap
Member since Nov 2014
839 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:23 am to
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Never seen a pot cooler like that. Usually just spray with a hose

That’s a Boil Boss. Boil Boss
Posted by Jon A thon
Member since May 2019
2163 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 10:58 am to
I've lived in Houston area for nearly 9 years now. It blows my mind still when I go to restaurants and see how people eat crawfish here. "Spicy" = "Good" it seems. Some restaurants will offer you extra seasoning in a cup on the side?????? I'll give a little wiggle room to those who sprinkle it on the crawfish then "steam" in the flavor (even if it's wrong). But to directly dip your tails into seasoning seems insane. Usually only one place around me I get it from, and it's absolutely obvious these people are transplants from Louisiana.

Even with the places here being terrible, friends and customers I've gone eat with still love going get this junk crawfish. I cut them slack because they just don't know better I guess.
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