Before I left on this trip, everyone I spoke to warned me of something. My friends, family, and even people I had never met were concerned for my well-being. Some worried that my car would break down. Others worried that I would be attacked. A few even mentioned bed bugs! My family was nervous that I would fall in love with some cowboy and never come home.
So far, I have been fine. My car has not broken down. I have not been attacked. There have been no bed bugs. However, I have fallen in love and I may not come home.
Crawfish. More tender than shrimp with all the sweetness and flavor, I am in love with crawfish. I discovered them first at Fish Daddy’s in Pfluggerville, TX. Call me snobby, but I did not expect to find anything worth eating at a restaurant called Fish Daddy’s in a place called Pfluggerville. The Crawfish Club Salad was amazing. Later, I was dragged to a tourist trap of a restaurant in the French Quarter in New Orleans. The restaurant is located on the edge of the French Quarter and was half empty at six pm on a Friday night. Under no circumstances did I believe the food could possibly be good. It wasn’t. However, the crawfish cream sauce rocked. Finally, at my last creole restaurant in New Orleans, I had a Crawfish Etouffee which was also delicious.
In Louisiana, a person can buy fresh crawfish at Walmart. Growing up in the Bay Area, I had never seen crawfish on a menu. I love crawfish and I don’t think I can go home.
This is possibly a repost as blogger and I are having a minor tiff, so I apologize if it shows up twice.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly enough, there is a little crustacean here in Northern California called a crawdad. Closely related to a crayfish/crawfish/what-have-you, it even has its own festival in a small town a bit north of us in Isleton that claims to be responsible for the biggest consumption of crawfish outside of Louisiana. So, not only do you have a reason to come back to the west coast, I now have a tempting reason for you to visit home on Father's Day weekend and we'll make an event of it.
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Out of curiosity which restaurants did you go to in New Orleans? We stopped at Cafe Du Monde for beignets, then had a horrible experience at a place called Montrel's. Just wondering if it was the same place. And yes, crawfish in a soup (of any sort: etoufee, gumbo, whatever) is fantastic. I highly recommend the Crawfish Mikey at Mikey's on the Bayou in Ocean Springs, MS if you're in the area. It looks divey from the outside, but that soup is heavenly
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