{"id":1055,"date":"2013-04-19T18:53:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T18:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikemalonedds.com\/blog1\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2015-08-26T20:53:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T20:53:10","slug":"were-throwing-a-crawfish-boil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/were-throwing-a-crawfish-boil\/","title":{"rendered":"The Crawfish Boil: A Louisiana Spring Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our staff is particularly psyched this warm April Friday &#8212; we&#8217;re throwing a crawfish boil! \u00a0Our fellow Louisianans know exactly what this celebration entails. \u00a0For those unfamiliar with the tradition, a Crawfish Boil is an age-old tradition in the Deep South. \u00a0Here in Louisiana, we celebrate with an outdoor party and feast on the delicious crustacean. \u00a0Because we&#8217;ve just entered what we call &#8216;crawfish season,&#8217; this time of year the Crawfish Boils are plentiful.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This tradition is so indoctrinated into Louisiana culture that we have a few world-famous crawfish boils on a grand scale. \u00a0These are the <a href=\"https:\/\/bbcrawfest.com\/\">Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tulanecrawfest.com\/\">Tulane University&#8217;s &#8216;Crawfest,&#8217;<\/a> \u00a0both of which are heavily attended by Gulf-coast residents where the seafood is literally right out of the water. \u00a0Though the big festivals are accompanied by jazz brass bands and 18,000 pounds of crawfish, we won&#8217;t be requiring that much food to feed our small team here at Malone Dental!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>So where did this crazy <a href=\"https:\/\/whatscookingamerica.net\/seafood\/crawfishboil.htm\">Louisiana tradition<\/a> come from? \u00a0It&#8217;s part of the Cajun culture, originating from the French-Canadian pioneers who in the 1700s were exiled from Nova Scotia by the British. \u00a0The local Indians had already consumed crawfish before the Cajuns arrived. \u00a0Back then, the Native Americans used reed sticks with venison as bait on the end. \u00a0In the 1930s the net was introduced as means of capturing large amounts of crawfish; by the 1950s we had the modern crawfish trap.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Crawfish (also called crayfish) are in fact descendants of the Maine lobster, but smaller and with their own unique flavor. \u00a0They&#8217;re also called &#8216;mudbugs&#8217; because they live in the mud of the freshwater bayous. \u00a0Locals who hold crawfish boils at their homes often go out to catch their own in the bayous or crawfish farms instead of buying from fisherman. \u00a0In fact, Lousianians are so serious about crayfish that in 1983 the governor signed a law designating the crawfish as the state crustacean, making Louisiana the first state to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Craving some crawfish but don&#8217;t live in the deep south? \u00a0The rest of the country imports their crawfish primarily from Louisiana, so you should be able to find some wherever you are! \u00a0Here&#8217;s a great overview on <a href=\"https:\/\/insiderbatonrouge.com\/food\/how-to-throw-a-louisiana-crawfish-boil\/\">How to Throw A Crawfish Boil.<\/a>\u00a0 Happy eating!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/about_doc_0211-e12864129926861.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-935\" title=\"about_doc_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/about_doc_0211-e12864129926861-146x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/about_mikemalone.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Mike Malone<\/a>\u00a0and his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/about_us.html\" target=\"_blank\">team<\/a>\u00a0practice expert cosmetic dentistry in Lafayette, LA. 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