Rager wrote:how tough is the outter shell of the crawfish? do you eat it them whole like you can with a shrimp or pick at it like its a baby lobster? do you dip them in butter as well? they look fantastic btw!
Yep badger is right.
Its not that hard to eat them hah. What you do is pinch the tail, peel it a little bit then suck the meat out of the tail. Then suck the head and get the juices out and if you grab one with big claws then if you want to take the time to get the meat out of the pitchers its always a tasty treat.
IMHO crawfish are better tasting than lobster, when I ate lobster I thought they had a rubbery taste and they required a dip to taste good.. Crawfish don't require any kind of dip although ketchup with Tobasco sauce is great!
I'm not sure if everyone knows about Tobasco, its a sauce made in Louisiana on Avery Island. Really good stuff.
Here is a link to the stuff if any of yall want to learn more about it:
http://www.tabasco.com/