As a matter of principle. Am I the only one who simply will not boil crawfish...

I've not had any this year. They can keep them at these prices. I'd rather have shrimp or steaks anyway.

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I've not had any this year. They can keep them at these prices. I'd rather have shrimp or steaks anyway

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Same here. I enjoy crawfish boils but a lot of it has to do with the social aspect. Just not worth it at these prices.

The thing I like most about eating crawfish isn't the crawfish itself, but rather the smell, atmosphere, corn, sausage, potatoes, beer, etc. Ain't paying these prices and probably won't have crawfish this year.

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The thing I like most about eating crawfish isn't the crawfish itself, but rather the smell, atmosphere, corn, sausage, potatoes, beer, etc. Ain't paying these prices and probably won't have crawfish this year.

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Same for me, I usually only eat a handful of crawfish and fill up on everything else.

Would it be weird to have a crawfish boil with all the fixings, just skip the.
crawfish?

How far from Louisiana do you have to get before crawfish is not really a big thing people eat?

It is up here in North Alabama if you search it out. But not common

There are boils in DFW but it’s not a big piece of the culture. There are LA transplants that have brought it over.

I don’t do it because it’s disgusting.

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I don’t do it because it’s disgusting.

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Well in these parts it's a big flippin' deal man, believe me. In fact from all of South Louisiana through South Mississippi and Mobile, it's a big deal. But especially South Louisiana.

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Next week they will be $3.50 or under I will wait a week.

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I'll procure a sack for 3.50 but not a dime more.

I'm in your camp on this. I just told the wife I will boil all the shrimp she wants, but until crawfish prices come down a good bit more than they are now, I'll do without them.

To get 1 lb. of crawfish tail meat, you'd have to pick through around 8 lbs. of boiled crawfish, and at damn near $5 a lb., that works out to $40 a lb. for the tail meat.

For that price I'll buy 8 lbs. of shrimp, boil them and eat on them for a few days-------or a nice thick prime ribeye, grill it in about 5 minutes and share it with her and not have all the mess to deal with like you do with a boil.