On Sat, 22 May 2010 01:39:32 -0700 (PDT), DaveS wrote:


Actually my most recent gastronomic event was last weekends', 2 day,
Second Annual Crayfish boil offered up by a NO expatriate. Saturday
afternoon started with deepfried alligator, fried Okra balls, some
Asian monster shrimp, diff salads and vegs, some weird chicken on
skewers. With some well behaved NW wines and beers. Then things got
real serious.

"BOILS." There were 3 or 4,boils I think. The media liquid appeared to
be a thick rolling emulsion of rust red Cajun stuff, into which went
big mesh sacks of live crayfish flown in night before from New
Orleans, turkey necks, garlic roses, potatoes, sweetcorn, mushrooms,
flown-in sausages, all added in a precice sequence, all the "BUGS"
etc., then spilled out steaming onto a fresh 4x8 sheet of plywood.

Heaps of Bug carapace etc., in front of each participant. Huge
waterglass sized multi-shot what the **** rum and vodka drinks etc.
Round after round, thru the last serious finishers of the last bug,
and the last little pecan tart, and Dr John growl, Sunday night.

IMHO The Louisiana style Crayfish Eatathon could be an Olympic trial
event. Apparently I have survived the real thing and definitly its a
new one for me.

Dave

Other than the drinks, it sounds like typical S. Louisiana doin's. Glad you
enjoyed it. With most "Cajuns" I know down here, it's beer or (and often AND)
whiskey, most often IME, Crown, Beam, Jack or Turkey. I know some that can and
semi-regularly do drink a case or so of beer from morning until dark-thirty and
then switch to Crown and cola/Sprite and toss the cap on a half-gallon...and
still be vertical and dancing at 2AM - if you ain't used to such, start slowly
in the late fall or early spring, because if you try it in the summer and aren't
used to it, you'll regret it for about 2 weeks...

TC,
R