Crayfish -various freshwater crustaceans that resemble tiny lobsters complete with claws.
(The New Food Lover’s Companion, Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst)
Crawfish Boil - Galveston, TX - 2006
I’d never heard of crawfish (also known as crayfish or crawdads) until college when my best friend from Galveston, TX mentioned them. She would smile as she talked about the parties that were held in their honor. Crawfish boils where everyone stood around drinking beer, while the crawfish were boiled with corn and potatoes and then generously sprinkled with Tony Chachere’s seasonings before being devoured by drunk and hungry Texans.
Since life is funny, my best guy friend in college (who would later become my husband) would be from Galveston and would love crawfish as well. He would be with me when I first tried them at Al T’s; a restaurant at a desolate interstate exit in Winnie, Texas. Here I would try my first boudain balls and then enjoy crawfish etouffee for lunch. My husband’s oral history of the crawfish and their home in the muddy rice fields of Southeastern Texas and Louisiana did not deter me from eating every bite. Continue reading →
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