Curious observation about Texas

[Pat K]

Look out your window and see.

[KBCraig]

The thing that I didn't understand was that I couldn't find a place that served crawfish. Catfish was aplenty, but there wasn't a crawfish one...and so close to Louisiana!
I may have to just cross the state line every once in awhile to go get my fix. 

Even when you cross the line, you'll find that you're more likely to find crawfish cooked up and served to go, from trailers in grocery store parking lots on Fridays and Saturdays. There are sit-down places, but most crawfish is served up to take home.

[cathleeninnh]

Now you are making me homesick. Love the crawfish! Now, tamales are what is best out of the back of a truck. Just don't ask what is in them.

Planning a trip to Houston now.

Been to Jasper. Met a lady log hauler there.

Cathleen

[mike82934]

I was in a restaurant in Monroe, LA when I was younger that served all-you-can-eat crawfish in a one-gallon plastic bucket. That's along the lines of what I want to find again. Of course, I saw a little corner store selling them live, so I guess I could just cook them up myself.

Pulled pork is my favorite. I got to get my smoker going again.

I have to agree that pulled pork is great.

[Kat Kanning]

Mmm tamales 

[Lloyd Danforth]

I think Lauren makes them

[Pat K]

I think Lauren makes them

Yes, Lauren made some very nice Tamales,
for us back in the bad old New London days.

In that terrible land were Beer is not sold on Sunday
and they steal your house.

It is were the secret TAPER group was started
the Tamale Anarchy Peoples Resistance .

Word has it they have relocated. 

[Kat Kanning]

Oh yeah, I remember that.  Those were great!

[David]

I think Lauren makes them

Yes, Lauren made some very nice Tamales,
for us back in the bad old New London days.

In that terrible land were Beer is not sold on Sunday
and they steal your house.

It is were the secret TAPER group was started
the Tamale Anarchy Peoples Resistance .

Word has it they have relocated. 

I'm not familiar with this group.  I must have lost another battle in my ongoing effort to draw the out of system types to keene.   

[Raineyrocks]

Crawfish was available at a Chinese Buffet we used to go to in Delmarva, they look like miniature lobster.  My son put one on his plate and I told my daughter he wouldn't be able to figure out how to eat it, sure enough, he was totally confused.

I don't eat shrimp, lobster or crawfish so I couldn't help him figure it out but I didn't want him to just throw it away, I mean it got killed for someone to eat. I had him wrap it in a napkin, put it in his pocket to put it outside in case there were any stray cats that might want to eat it .  I know, I know, there probably aren't many cats hanging around a Chinese restaurant that are alive anyway.  

Just kidding about the cat/Chinese restaurant thing, that is a myth, right?

[Kat Kanning]

No, it's not a myth, Rainey.  All chinese restaurants serve cat instead of chicken.  They just say it's chicken.

[Raineyrocks]

No, it's not a myth, Rainey.  All chinese restaurants serve cat instead of chicken.  They just say it's chicken.

But won't they get shut down when someone finds out?  I am so glad I eat the bean curd instead! 

[Pat K]

True story, at work on our 3 man nights
we take a break from the fine dinning
experience offered at the Hospital and
get some kind of take out.


So we order some Chinese food, newer
place right around the corner .

Food tastes bad. Bitch about it and
say we won't order from there again.

A couple nights later I am reading the paper
and find out the place was raided and shut
down for serving SEAGULL!!

I could make one of the guys I was
working with get nauseous for months
after just by doing a seagulls cry. 

[Kat Kanning]

PatK, I made one of the ladies where I used to work actually throw up from one of my stories.    I'll tell you the offending story if you like.

[Pat K]

PatK, I made one of the ladies where I used to work actually throw up from one of my stories.    I'll tell you the offending story if you like.

Sure nothing like a good hurling story.