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Buying crawfish in Texas, what the hell is this?
Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:13 pm
quote:
Why this feels “off” to you
In Louisiana:
* You typically hear “field run” vs “graded” (select/jumbo/peewee)
* Most buyers just say: “give me a sack of good bugs”
* The farmer/processor does the sorting upstream, not the retail dock
In Texas (especially places like Boyd’s One Stop):
* They’re serving a broader market (less experienced buyers)
* So they slice the product into more tiers to:
* justify pricing
* upsell size
* create perceived quality differences
?? In other words:
same crawfish ecosystem, just more granular retail labeling
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:15 pm to Meauxjeaux
It’s AI slop.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:16 pm to Meauxjeaux
quote:
* Most buyers just say: “give me a sack of good bugs”
Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:20 pm to Casual
This is from Boyd’s, I was trying to get an explanation of the grading system
Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:20 pm to Meauxjeaux
I guess some of it they say is pre-washed, which I suppose is a Texas version of purging?
Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:25 pm to Meauxjeaux
Most Louisiana places use Select/Jumbo, Field Run, or Medium. I have no idea why Boyd’s would use so many options. That would get confusing.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:32 pm to Meauxjeaux
Get em dusted live. It’s $1/lb more but so worth it.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:44 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Oh wait, you just did. I see now.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:02 pm to Meauxjeaux
quote:
In Texas (especially places like Boyd’s One Stop): * They’re serving a broader market (less experienced buyers) * So they slice the product into more tiers to: * justify pricing * upsell size * create perceived quality differences ?? In other words: same crawfish ecosystem, just more granular retail labeling
I’ve been in Texas almost 30 years, buying sacks of crawfish every year. I usually buy either from Crosby or the Kemah/Seabrook area.
I have NEVER heard of or experienced what you are describing.
Any chance you had a very narrow experience and assumed it must be that way throughout the Great State of Texas?
Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:46 pm to Meauxjeaux
Very interesting
Posted on 5/5/26 at 8:02 pm to Willie Stroker
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I have NEVER heard of or experienced what you are describing.
I haven’t bought anything yet, will be in Galveston this weekend and doing a boil and started looking around for places to get live crawfish. That’s when I ran into this seemingly grading system.
ETA that Boyd is in Texas City, seems like about the closest place to pick them up.
This post was edited on 5/5/26 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 5/5/26 at 8:29 pm to Meauxjeaux
Because Texas people don't know anything about crawfish.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:27 pm to UptownJoeBrown
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Can you expand on this?
I think he's drunk
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