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dougal
Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Posts: 7184 Location: South Kent
Posted: Thu May 17, 07 4:48 pm Post subject:
If you are talking to a fishmonger, be sure to say "Freshwater Crayfish" - if you just say "Crayfish" you'll likely be sold a big sea-dwelling beastie like a lobster but without the big claws.
Lidl's have had (scandinavian, freshwater, almost certainly farmed Signal) Crayfish Tails (in brine, IIRC) pretty inexpensively - but I dunno whether or not its only a seasonal line (it was about Christmas I noticed them).
If you are talking to a fishmonger, be sure to say "Freshwater Crayfish" - if you just say "Crayfish" you'll likely be sold a big sea-dwelling beastie like a lobster but without the big claws
Thanks, what are they then (the big beasties)?
dougal
Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Posts: 7184 Location: South Kent
Posted: Thu May 17, 07 4:53 pm Post subject:
I'll find my copy of Davidson this evening sometime and let you know...
Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Posts: 7184 Location: South Kent
Posted: Thu May 17, 07 4:59 pm Post subject:
Google indicates "spiny lobster"
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The clawless spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, of more southerly waters, is a distant relation of the American lobster. "Lobster tail" comes from any of the 45 species of spiny lobsters of the Palinuridae family. Sometimes called crayfish, crawfish, rock lobster, or langouste, this lobster has a spine-studded shell and long antennae but no large front claws. Instead, the heavily-armored antennae can inflict a tearing wound when the lobster thrashes them whip-like against an opponent.
you can get fresh Crayfish from the fishmonger on Muddyford Quay. Pricey will know the guy it's his neck of the woods. It's a bit out of your way Tahir.
You can get frozen ones but I don't think you would be intrested, they are already cooked and frankly not very good.
Any good fishmonger should be able to get some fresh Crayfish with a bit of notice.
We used to use them when I worked in London (fresh ones).
We would put them in crates of Spinach that our kitchen porters used to pick through. They would crap themselves when they found them, thinking they were Scorpions!
I do It's me Dad
bingo
Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 4401 Location: The Games Room normally!
Posted: Sun May 20, 07 5:56 pm Post subject:
That's your Dads shop?
I used him sometimes when I worked at Westover Hall. I get my "srcaps of fish" there, when I take the kids crabbing.
hi my name is ron i am starting a business fishing and selling crayfish in the next 2 weeks i have been at the job for the last 7 month if there is some help i can give please ask
We have a few here in the marina but the canal is dirty and I would like to know the bestway of keeping them alive to clean them a bit before eating. I dont want them to taste muddy.
I love lobster claws so tasty, none of them in the canal though.
read that as lovely looking thong first time. 
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