Live Crawfish

Crawfish, or as they're known outside of Louisiana, crayfish or crawdads, are freshwater crustaceans that closely resemble small lobsters, and are just as delicious. Crawfish are highly versatile when it comes to cooking them. Traditionally, nothing is more common in Cajun Country than an old fashioned crawfish boil, but there are dozens of ways to prepare them.

While there is no doubt the favorite crawfish recipes among true Cajuns are crawfish boils, crawfish etouffee, crawfish pies and fried crawfish po'boys, the mudbugs can also be seen in seafood gumbos, appetizer selections and even savory deserts, like a crawfish beignet.

But if you want the real Cajun experience, then you're going to go for the crawfish boil. All you need is a 60 pound bag of our select live crawfish, seafood boil seasoning, a few ears of corn and a couple red potatoes, a large crawfish boiling pot (you might call 'em stock pots) and about 20 of your closest friends. After boiling, empty the pot of boiled crawfish on a wooden picnic table covered in newspaper, pop in your favorite selection of Cajun music and get to peelin'!