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re: Louisiana Crawfish Tails - where to buy?
Posted on 3/2/10 at 9:39 pm to JasonL79
Posted on 3/2/10 at 9:39 pm to JasonL79
I just don't buy them if they're not LA and if I'm not willing to pay whatever price is out there.It's the principle. I'm pretty much willing to pay, though, if I really want them. Sorry if I offended you, but it burns me up when local seafood joints sell them from China or Spain or wherever. Sorry about that, but those are my feelings.
They may have gone up since I bought them. It was several weeks ago.
They may have gone up since I bought them. It was several weeks ago.
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Posted on 3/2/10 at 10:05 pm to Gris Gris
The main reason why chinese and spanish crawfish tails have made their way into the U.S. is because we consume more than we produce here. Every year crawfish tails sell out completely and they end up being high at the end of the season all away until mid season. There are only a few months out the year where they are affordable to all people. It's just a case of supply and demand. Hopefully they get really cheap this year.
And I agree we should support local seafood.
And I agree we should support local seafood.
Posted on 3/2/10 at 11:03 pm to Gris Gris
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Please do not buy Chinese. Support the local folks and, they are nasty, anyway. Those Bernard's are gross
For real! They are small and fishy. Here in Tampa area I can find frozen tails from Spain. They are acceptable, but I would buy La if I could find them.
Posted on 3/2/10 at 11:43 pm to cubsgrace
I picked up from Off the Hook and they were domestic processed in Henderson.
I didn't see any spanish ones at the time
I didn't see any spanish ones at the time
Posted on 3/3/10 at 7:31 am to OTIS2
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I'm afraid people should just swear off crawfish dishes completely unless they prep them at home IF they wish to avoid imported crawfish. That product is overwhelmingly used in commercial kitchens and it doesn't matter what time of year it is...simple economics at work.
I don't order anything with crawfish at restaurants for this reason.
Posted on 3/3/10 at 7:55 am to yellowfin
so how many pounds of boiled would it take to yield a pound of tails?
Posted on 3/3/10 at 8:06 am to HeadyMurphey
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so how many pounds of boiled would it take to yield a pound of tails?
tailmeat makes up about 10-20% of the total weight depending on the size
Posted on 3/3/10 at 8:21 am to HeadyMurphey
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so how many pounds of boiled would it take to yield a pound of tails?
I've heard anywhere from 10-15% which is pretty much in line with what yellowfin said.
So if you bought live crawfish at $2.00 your cost at a 10% yield would be around $18.80/lb assuming a 12.5% yield and 15% shrinkage(and dead ones you have to throw away) loss from boiling. And at $3.00 live price cost would be $28.24/lb. You are way better off buying them already peeled because that is a lot of work.
Posted on 3/3/10 at 9:00 am to OTIS2
quote:yup. i learned this working at copelands. our crawfish dishes were "seasonal" but we had them all year round. and it was crawfish that was frozen. i cant say for sure if it was or wasnt louisiana crawfish. But if i had to guess, Al was willing to save a buck and go other than local.
I'm afraid people should just swear off crawfish dishes completely unless they prep them at home IF they wish to avoid imported crawfish. That product is overwhelmingly used in commercial kitchens and it doesn't matter what time of year it is...simple economics at work.
This post was edited on 3/3/10 at 9:00 am
Posted on 3/3/10 at 12:40 pm to cubsgrace
Reeves has both, and after talking with one of the mngrs, you could tell he didn't like selling the Chinese crap after he relaxed and told me what he really thought of it when I told him I refused to purchase it.
Good for you cubsgrace. How any self respecting Louisianian can make an etoufee with Chinese no fat tough tails is beyond me, but then again I guess it IS better than microwave mac and cheese. So if that's the standard, then I guess that speaks for itself.
Good for you cubsgrace. How any self respecting Louisianian can make an etoufee with Chinese no fat tough tails is beyond me, but then again I guess it IS better than microwave mac and cheese.
So if that's the standard, then I guess that speaks for itself.
Posted on 3/3/10 at 1:08 pm to Mike da Tigah
I bought chinese recently because there were no LA tails at winn dixie.
Remember:
Chinese Tails >> No Tails
Remember:
Chinese Tails >> No Tails
Posted on 3/3/10 at 2:23 pm to Nawlens Gator
I couldn't disagree with you, more. I'd rather no tails than Chinese tails and I think buying those in LA, is as close to a crime as one can get without being charged. And, that's even if ours are out of season or we're having a bad season. Eat some shrimp.
Plus, have read about the Chinese methods and the water, etc...? I don't know how you can eat those without throwing up.
Plus, have read about the Chinese methods and the water, etc...? I don't know how you can eat those without throwing up.
Posted on 3/3/10 at 2:36 pm to Gris Gris
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Gris Gris
I agree with you on this one. They sell enough chinese tails throughout the rest of the country. Supplanting a local product with Chinese shite is treason.
Posted on 3/3/10 at 2:55 pm to BigAlBR
I agree the LA product is far superior and it is all I will buy, I also believe in supporting local business, I just wish that the crawfish farmers would use mercury outboards and drive ford trucks instead of the yamahas and toyotas
Posted on 3/3/10 at 2:57 pm to BigAlBR
"Treason" is a good word. I wanted to stop going to the grocery stores who sell the stuff, but they all do, and I have to buy food.
I will not, however, do business with a locally owned joint of any kind, who sells foreign crawfish in this state. There are plenty of other options, thankfully.
I will not, however, do business with a locally owned joint of any kind, who sells foreign crawfish in this state. There are plenty of other options, thankfully.
Posted on 3/3/10 at 3:03 pm to Gris Gris
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I will not, however, do business with a locally owned joint of any kind, who sells foreign crawfish in this state. There are plenty of other options, thankfully.
What if that local joint sold both imports and local?
Some customers don't care where their crawfish tails come from and request crawfish tails even if they are imports. As a business owner, you need to give your customers what they want and also need to provide products that make you money. I think those grocery stores carry them because they make money on them also. If you don't have what the customers want they will go elsewhere. Business owners still have bills to pay. Just something to think about.
This post was edited on 3/3/10 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 3/3/10 at 3:06 pm to Tigerpaw123
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I just wish that the crawfish farmers would use mercury outboards and drive ford trucks instead of the yamahas and toyotas
I believe the Mercury outboards are made in China as well. But one thing I know for certain. The crawfish here are from here. That I know, as are the crawfish farmers.
Posted on 3/3/10 at 3:10 pm to Mike da Tigah
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I believe the Mercury outboards are made in China as well
I am not sure, if they are then you got me, but my point is that I prefer the LA product and will pay for it, but it aggrvates me to see the crawfish farmers playing the "buy local card" and then they buy imports
Posted on 3/3/10 at 3:24 pm to Tigerpaw123
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but it aggrvates me to see the crawfish farmers playing the "buy local card" and then they buy imports
I don't know of Mercury or Ford having any plants here in Louisiana. I get what you're saying, but to me, it's more about the fact that we are in Louisiana, the home of crawfish, and yet people buy Chinese crawfish over our own product that is better suited to making etoufee with the fat, more tender, and fresher than anything Chinese, besides the obvious that it's ridiculous as hell to do such a thing.
Posted on 3/3/10 at 3:46 pm to JasonL79
I have not yet run across a business which sells crawfish tails, exclusively. They sell other seafoods, so I don't think NOT selling Chinese/foreign crawfish is going to result in a big loss of business. Chinese are plentiful in the grocery store chains, unfortunately, so customers can get them elsewhere,very easily.
I will not do business with local folks selling foreign crawfish, period. It's like a slap in the face to me. Business owners must make their own decisions. I may well be in the minority.
Just to be clear, I'm not in the crawfish business in any way. I just eat them.
I will not do business with local folks selling foreign crawfish, period. It's like a slap in the face to me. Business owners must make their own decisions. I may well be in the minority.
Just to be clear, I'm not in the crawfish business in any way. I just eat them.
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