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capt_noonie · 06-19-2011, 10:34 PM

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New Orleans. Must go to Cafe Du Monde for homemade beignets. Mmmm...

Cafe Du Monde - Original French Market Coffee Stand New Orleans - Our Beignets

Cafe du Monde was one of my scheduled stops back in Oct after 9/11, until someone put a stop to that.

Still haven't been, still want to go. I want to try the authentic beignets and muffelettas. And crawfish! no wait sorry it's crayfish down there!

AllDogBoots · 06-20-2011, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Cafe du Monde was one of my scheduled stops back in Oct after 9/11, until someone put a stop to that.

Still haven't been, still want to go. I want to try the authentic beignets and muffelettas. And crawfish! no wait sorry it's crayfish down there!

No, no it's crawfish here. I don't know where they call it crayfish. The food in New Orleans is very interesting. It's not a great place to be on a diet, that's for sure. I'm not native to Louisiana so the food for me is so very different from anything I'm used to eating.

capt_noonie · 06-20-2011, 11:52 AM

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No, no it's crawfish here. I don't know where they call it crayfish. The food in New Orleans is very interesting. It's not a great place to be on a diet, that's for sure. I'm not native to Louisiana so the food for me is so very different from anything I'm used to eating.

oh my bad. Where have I heard it pronounced crayfish? I can't remember. I don't diet when I'm on vacation

AllDogBoots · 06-20-2011, 11:55 AM

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oh my bad. Where have I heard it pronounced crayfish? I can't remember. I don't diet when I'm on vacation

I was watching a special on Food Network and they referred to them as both crayfish and crawfish. I've never heard anyone here call them crayfish. Regardless of what they are called, they have quickly become one of my favorite foods!

gidget529 · 06-20-2011, 12:04 PM

Up here in PA they're called crayfish. I have never had crawfish/crayfish. (I'm trapped in Pennsylvania Dutch cooking-land.) Are they similar to langostinos?

xmasbaby75 · 06-20-2011, 12:10 PM

They are called crayfish here too

... but we mostly find them in pet stores

capt_noonie · 06-20-2011, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by gidget529

Up here in PA they're called crayfish. I have never had crawfish/crayfish. (I'm trapped in Pennsylvania Dutch cooking-land.) Are they similar to langostinos?

I'm pretty sure they are really similar to langostinos if not the exact same thing. I've only had langostinos in a Rubio's "lobster" burrito, did not care for them, but then again, it was Rubio's

I've not had "authentic" cajun crawfish, but there are a lot of vietnamese-american places here in Orange County that serve "cajun style" crawfish and are REALLY popular here. Crawfish just take so much effort to eat with not much meat, but when they are cooked properly oh are they SO good! and yes I love to suck the brains out of their heads

I've also noticed a lot of asian buffets around here are putting crawfish on the menus, not tasty to eat those buggers when they are made in mass quantities like that, watery and rubbery, and yet I see people bringing mounds and mounds of them back to their tables

AllDogBoots · 06-20-2011, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by capt_noonie

I'm pretty sure they are really similar to langostinos if not the exact same thing. I've only had langostinos in a Rubio's "lobster" burrito, did not care for them, but then again, it was Rubio's

I've not had "authentic" cajun crawfish, but there are a lot of vietnamese-american places here in Orange County that serve "cajun style" crawfish and are REALLY popular here. Crawfish just take so much effort to eat with not much meat, but when they are cooked properly oh are they SO good! and yes I love to suck the brains out of their heads

I've also noticed a lot of asian buffets around here are putting crawfish on the menus, not tasty to eat those buggers when they are made in mass quantities like that, watery and rubbery, and yet I see people bringing mounds and mounds of them back to their tables

My parents used to do this until they came to visit me. I've never heard of langostinos but after googling pictures, they look more like shrimp than crawfish. Here is a photo of a crawfish I found last year in my backyard

I think he was trying to escape from someone's crawfish boil!

crawfish.jpg crawfish2.jpg

capt_noonie · 06-20-2011, 02:31 PM

haha, he made it out of the pot! Is it common to see them walking about your neck of the woods at all? I thought they were more of a wet habitat type creature.

capt_noonie · 06-20-2011, 02:40 PM

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My parents used to do this until they came to visit me. I've never heard of langostinos but after googling pictures, they look more like shrimp than crawfish. Here is a photo of a crawfish I found last year in my backyard

I think he was trying to escape from someone's crawfish boil!

Attachment 347007 Attachment 347008

ah, take a look at this, when I googled langostinos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langostino

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Controversy

In March 2006, Long John Silver's garnered controversy by offering buttered lobster bites advertising that they include "langostino lobster".[4] The controversy remains due to ambiguity on whether the langostino should be classified as a lobster, a crab, or neither. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge made no decisions in April 2006 on the matter when a class-action lawsuit was brought against Rubio's Restaurants, Inc., for selling "lobster burrito" and "lobster taco" that were in fact made with squat lobster.
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Haha, that was the exact burrito I was talking about. I was fully expecting that nice crunch when you bite into lobster, and they were these tiny little s*** pieces, I was so disappointed. I haven't regularly eaten there since then. Their fish tacos are garbage. blech!

AllDogBoots · 06-20-2011, 03:04 PM

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haha, he made it out of the pot! Is it common to see them walking about your neck of the woods at all? I thought they were more of a wet habitat type creature.

They are more of a mud habitat than water. They are commonly referred to as mud bugs. When it rains, they create dirt mounds all over the yard. I can't seem to locate any pictures of that right now, but I have tons of them somewhere on my computer.

AllDogBoots · 06-20-2011, 03:14 PM

Oh, here's 1: DSC00309.JPG DSC00310.JPG

sugarmamma, I'm sorry I hijacked your thread

sugarmamma · 06-20-2011, 05:28 PM

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Oh, here's 1: Attachment 347019 Attachment 347020

sugarmamma, I'm sorry I hijacked your thread

You didn't hijack at ALL!! This is exactly the kind of discussions I was/am trying to generate

capt_noonie · 06-20-2011, 05:29 PM

ooh that's interesting. I do remember now Alton Brown calling them mud bugs.

capt_noonie · 06-20-2011, 05:30 PM

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You didn't hijack at ALL!! This is exactly the kind of discussions I was/am trying to generate

Yeah I knew she wouldn't mind! So, did you get my text? Any corn smut yet??? Can you get my texts while you are in Mexico?

06-20-2011, 12:04 PM	#35
gidget529 Gidget & Sidney's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA Posts: 3,462	Up here in PA they're called crayfish. I have never had crawfish/crayfish. (I'm trapped in Pennsylvania Dutch cooking-land.) Are they similar to langostinos? __________________ Mommy to Gidget, Sidney & Cricket(RIP)

06-20-2011, 12:10 PM	#36
xmasbaby75 YT Graphic Artist Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: RI Posts: 9,607 Blog Entries: 2	They are called crayfish here too ... but we mostly find them in pet stores __________________ Shadow Dancer (RIP) , Gellica, Li'l Sapphire, Phantom, & Brandi Blu (RIP)

06-20-2011, 02:31 PM	#39
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	haha, he made it out of the pot! Is it common to see them walking about your neck of the woods at all? I thought they were more of a wet habitat type creature. __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

06-20-2011, 03:14 PM	#42
AllDogBoots Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 7,984	Oh, here's 1: DSC00309.JPG DSC00310.JPG sugarmamma, I'm sorry I hijacked your thread __________________ I'm Karen - Devoted Mama to the Drama Boyz - Cooper & Max www.alldogboots.com

06-20-2011, 05:29 PM	#44
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	ooh that's interesting. I do remember now Alton Brown calling them mud bugs. __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12