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Asian crawfish supply
Posted on 6/11/23 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 6/11/23 at 6:58 pm
Anybody know where Asian people get so much crawfish from? Every time I go to Houston for work I see multiple Asian crawfish restaurants. Are there many Asian crawfish farmers in Louisiana that only sell to Asians in Houston? Are they importing them from Vietnam or another SE Asian country?
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Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:03 pm to jafari rastaman
No clue, but I will say that it it's apparently cheaper to send LA shrimp to China for processing and ship them back, than to process them in LA.
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:05 pm to jafari rastaman
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Are they importing them from Vietnam or another SE Asian country?
No. Texas has their own farms and aiming to dethrone LA.
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:06 pm to Kafka
For example, I go into a place called LA Crawfish, expecting to see a good ole baw working there. But all the workers are Asian and in addition to crawfish and po boys, they are also selling pho bowls.
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:08 pm to jafari rastaman
>I go into a place called LA Crawfish, expecting to see a good ole baw working there. But all the workers are Asian
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Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:08 pm to jafari rastaman
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For example, I go into a place called LA Crawfish, expecting to see a good ole baw working there. But all the workers are Asian and in addition to crawfish and po boys, they are also selling pho bowls.
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Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:10 pm to Odinson
Texas is getting water rights taken away every year. They had to cut rice production by 40k acres this year. Texas crawfish production is going to be less and less if this continues
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:14 pm to jafari rastaman
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Anybody know where Asian people get so much crawfish from?
Friend who owns a restaurant in houston (he was born & raised in morgan city), gets his supply from a local farmer in south LA.
Pays the guy to bring in thousands twice a week. He might pay an extra $1/lb of crawfish, but he surely sells it for more than that to offset.
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:14 pm to Kafka
quote:RA’ed for a serious response.
No clue, but I will say that it it's apparently cheaper to send LA shrimp to China for processing and ship them back, than to process them in LA.
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Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:17 pm to soccerfüt
That's what I read. Even if it's wrong, its far from the stupidest thing I ever posted on here.
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:28 pm to jafari rastaman
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multiple Asian crawfish restaurants
Yet to go to a good one. Just not for me.
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:29 pm to jafari rastaman
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Anybody know where Asian people get so much crawfish from?
There are tons of Vietnamese crawfisherman and farms in Louisiana.
There are also a bunch of Korean and Vietnamese farms in California (their season is July-October).
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:34 pm to jafari rastaman
dunno his supplier, but my boy owns University Seafood near campus... he always has crawfish, and always good size...
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:35 pm to jafari rastaman
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For example, I go into a place called LA Crawfish, expecting to see a good ole baw working there. But all the workers are Asian and in addition to crawfish and po boys, they are also selling pho bowls.
Hmm they don't sell pho boys?
Posted on 6/11/23 at 7:40 pm to jafari rastaman
LA is not the only state producing crawfish like 20 years ago. Once Asians got into the business the game has changed.
Posted on 6/11/23 at 8:29 pm to PeteRose
La and a little part of Texas around the Winnie area is the only states producing crawfish the ground elsewhere is not conducive for crawfishing
This post was edited on 6/11/23 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 6/11/23 at 8:30 pm to Odinson
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No. Texas has their own farms and aiming to dethrone LA.
nope
Posted on 6/11/23 at 8:58 pm to jafari rastaman
Viet-Cajun crawfish are legit. Don’t knock it till you try it.
Posted on 6/11/23 at 9:31 pm to jafari rastaman
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I see multiple Asian crawfish restaurants. Are there many Asian crawfish farmers in Louisiana that only sell to Asians in Houston? Are they importing them from Vietnam or another SE Asian country?
You think white crawfish farmers only sell to white wholesalers and restaurants?
They get their crawfish from south LA just like 99% of the other buyers in Houston
Posted on 6/12/23 at 10:45 am to TCO
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Viet-Cajun crawfish are legit. Don’t knock it till you try it.
I’ve been to many Viet-Cajun restaurants while living on the west coast and yes the Vietnamese places are very good and usually stay busy. They definitely are a nice alternative if you live out of state and are craving crawfish, although the prices will be high.
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