In Chad and Nicole’s little town, there’s a “cajun” restaurant. I’m always a bit apprehensive about cajun restaurants in non-cajun areas. There are plenty of great cajun restaurants scattered across the country so I know they exist but I’ve been to plenty of “cajun” restaurants that offered nothing remotely cajun.
Chad has become friends with one of the guys from the cajun restaurant and Chad was telling me that they have boiled crawfish on Saturdays only. We kept saying to each other “do we try them?” and finally, we said “let’s do it!”
Crawfish
They were cooked just right – not quite as spicy as we would get in Louisiana, but like Chad said . . maybe the people in MO, for the most part, don’t want them as spicy as they serve them in Louisiana. We were able to add shake on spices to them and they were great. I would definitely get them again but by the time I come back, boiled crawfish will be gone from everyone’s menu.
Carol Bourque says
Ok, what s the name of the restaurant and just where is it?? I am from South Louisiana (about 35 miles from Lake Charles), and now live just across the MO/AR line in Bella Vista. I would LOVE to find a place with good crawfish that is close to us. What a treat that must have been!!