ROCKPORT, Texas — Around one year ago, the inaugural Rockport Crawfish Cook-off and Tasting was held, and was one of the last events held in the Coastal Bend before COVID-19 shut things down. The ...

In late 2021, above-average temperatures helped Louisiana crawfish get off to a fast start this spring, according to a report from the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter. With the ponds ...

Baseball players like to call it “the sweet spot,” that one small area on the bat that allows for maximum hitting power and control. We have the same thing in the backyard culinary realm. It’s that ...

Boiled crawfish, like these from the 2013 Syracuse Crawfish Fest, can be tricky for first-timers to eat. Crawfish Bread is a recipe that uses the tail meat, which can easily be substituted for by ...

If there's crawfish juice on the fingers and the face and the clothes, it could be someone eating mudbugs for a darned good cause. This year's annual Crawfish Cookin’ for a Cause is set for Saturday, ...

The next time a nonbeliever complains that microwave cooking is boring, invite him over for a mess of crayfish and stick-to-your-ribs gumbo. But have your guest arrive early. The microwave oven will ...

In the South, crawfish boils are a time-honored tradition — messy, delicious, and spicy, usually packed with corn, red potatoes, Andouille sausage, garlic, seasonings, and of course, the eponymous red ...

Some folks love eating crawfish; others can’t bring themselves to taste something that looks so much like a bug. It’s been that way for centuries. Consider this passage from Wild Sports in the Far ...