Art In The News: Lobster

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Crawfish History: Romans Had Togas We Have T Shirts

The crawfish or miniature lobster in old Rome were kept in large pots for feasts. Crawfish or crayfish have been eaten throughout history. Romans wore togas. We have t shirts. And we boil our crawfish in seasoned water with corn, potatoes, and more.See shirts at -http://ow.ly/xiGp

Read more about Lobsters and crayfish at-http://octopus.gma.org/lobsters/allaboutlobsters/species.html

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New Orleans Crawfish Champ by figstreetstudio
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Cute Pinch MeCrawfish T-Shirt by figstreetstudio
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Crawfish Hot Tub Time by figstreetstudio
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From Wikipedia-"Crayfish are eaten in Europe, China, Africa, Australia, Canada, and the United States. In particular, crayfish are a popular food in France, Australia, Scandinavia, and parts of the United States, especially Louisiana (Herbst 2001). Ninety-eight percent of the crayfish harvested in the United States come from Louisiana, where the standard culinary terms are crawfish or écrevisses."

Monday, September 07, 2009

Crawfish Lobster Fleur De Lis

Crawfish Fleur De Claw, shirts and gifts, http://ow.ly/omPo #cajun #nola #crayfish,#lobster

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Lobster Apron

The biggest selling apron in April 2009 is a simple red lobster. Although this apron sold the most it was not the one that people stopped in to see the most.

Lobster Apron by figstreetstudio
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Monday, May 04, 2009

A Cajun Crawfish Story: The Cajun Mermaid

Some time ago I asked my Grand Uncle Dominique, who was the
first Cajun to eat écrevisses (a crayfish)? He told me this story
and it make sense to me.

‘Grand Uncle, who was dat who ate dem first crayfish?

Well Nephew I once asked that same question of my Grand Pere Jean who was your Great
Grand Pere. He told me when he first settled here on da Bayou he had to
fish and trap to feed his family. Being from another place with
different critters he set out early one morning to make a scoop net to
see what critters were found in the Bayou and Marsh. As he walked along
the Bayou toward the Marsh he scooped into the water. With each net he
laid all the things he found onto the bank. As he got farther into the
Marsh he thought he heard some whispering, but continued to scoop things
up out of the water. Along with petits poissons (small fish), he found
petite crevette (small shrimp), and petite langoustine (small lobster).
From where he was raised all these critters were larger and a person could
eat them. He decided to try and use each one as bait to see if he could
catch bigger fish. As he reached on the ground to pick up the very small
lobster he still heard whispering so he picked up the one that made a
sound. To his amazement it had a woman’s head and in a small voice
said
‘Monsieur please do not harm me. If you do as I ask I will help
you find all the bait you need for the winter fishing and in spring a
delicious écrevisses to eat.’
Startled Grand Pere Jean could not speak at first, but then he agreed not to harm this small crawfish woman. As he placed her near the Bayou she gave him directions to an area in the marsh where the crawfish were as large as a small lobster.
She told him in winter they would be small and can be used as bait for
larger fish but by spring they would be large enough to boil in spicy
water and eat so he and his family would never be without food all year long. All he had to do is wait to spring when the larger swamp crawfish come out of their holes. Catch them in nets with old fish as bait and then boil them in salty spicy water for a good meal.

This Nephew is the story I was told as a child by a man who lived
both here along the Bayou and in Nova Scotia where crayfish are as large
as a mans arm. And still today our family can have a feast of these
small lobsters in the spring thanks to the directions of the Cajun
Mermaid and the waters of the Marsh. This also why we must protect the marsh as it provides us with food and protection from storms.

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