Where I am from, we call them Crawfish.. most likely due to the fact that we have a Crawfish Festival every year in one of the city parks. (Tualatin, OR).
And around here you hear mudbug, crawfish, and crawdad. It depends on who's talking and what you are talking about. People won't admit eating mudbugs, they'll call them crawfish when they mean food.
i grew up calling them Crayfish. Which is incidentally what they are referred to in scientific literature as well. I dont say that to act all snooty, because common names (Crayfish, Crawfish) dont mean jack and they vary regionally.
How about an "All seafood/fishy stuff is not worth naming" option.
Fish is the yucks. I hold my breath when I walk past the butcher area of the grocery store because of the smell. Just to be fair I tried some supposedly great shrimp when we went out for Japanese Teppanyaki last night and it was still the nastiest thing I've ever tasted.
masteen wrote:I like fish only if it's fresh or frozen properly to keep it from stinking like a crack whore's snatch.
One of my folks' best friends is a fisherman here. Talk about fresh, some of the fish are still gasping when we fillet them!
you should have come to some of the lobster grill outs me and my buddies used to do. the tails would literally twitch as i applied marinade to them on the grill.
I move too much to vote, I've hear it called all 3 and can't remember which state i heard them called what in.....
But honestly....all seafood is nasty.....it smells bad, it's a pain to eat....
You guys eat like cockroaches and spiders but since it comes from the water it's different? I don't understand how you eat water bugs and other such stuff...
I mean I don't find you disgusting for doing so, maybe they taste good to you? I dunno....but I don't think it has much flavor, it's expensive....some of it is good for you...well better then steak/burgers...
But you won't catch me eating it unless it's to make someone else happy.
Sirensa wrote:Where I am from, we call them Crawfish.. most likely due to the fact that we have a Crawfish Festival every year in one of the city parks. (Tualatin, OR).
Bah, the only "real" Crawfish Festival is in Breaux Bridge...
We generally call them Crawfish here...In Tasmania they are Crayfish...
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Crawfish is the proper food term. Every spring I cook about 600Ibs for the people I work with. You must have Corn, Patatoes, Mushrooms, Sausage, Garlic, Onions, and Lemons with them though. Some of the best eating IMO.
Bah, the only "real" Crawfish Festival is in Breaux Bridge...
Are they those little shits that look like shrimp and pinch the shit out of you? If thats what you're talking about I think I call them crayfish...or usually "AHHH pinchy thing!!"
Are they those little shits that look like shrimp and pinch the shit out of you?
No they look like mini lobsters and it doesn't really hurt when they get hold of ya unless they stay attacked for awhile. Think I have had maybe 3 in my life break the skin.
Sweden is the world's largest consumer of crawfish (last year 3000 tons).
During August people host crawfish parties everywhere, where we wear funny hats, worship the moon, drink loads of vodka, sing weird tunes, have non-consequential sex, and eat crawfish.
before any type of seafood ever.The smell of seafood makes me 
