Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Crawdads, Mudbugs, Crawfish

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Talley Ho — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:41:37 +0000

Definitely not. They are crawdads.

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Talley Ho — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:40:37 +0000

I eat them plain, he dips them in Huichol salsa.

Have never seen horseradish here. All we need is someone to bring us down a top and it should grow here.....

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Talley Ho — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:39:31 +0000

Already eaten and gone. We have been buying them for several years.

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Eli — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:11:49 +0000

“on Mangos “. You mean Calle Mangos?

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PattyNJ/Zihua — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 15:56:23 +0000

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ZihuaRob — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 15:22:03 +0000

These great tasty items are grown commercially in Lago Lazaro Cardenas, the large lake on the way up the mountain to Patzcuaro and Morelia.

They are commercial grown in pens. THEY TASTE LIKE LOBSTER OR SHRIMP and are politically correct because they are maricultured.

The vendor fills his giant ice chest and drives it down on his moto every day except Monday and Tuesday. He sells them for (this week, there could be seasonal changes) 80p per kilo. If you'd like them cleaned he does that for you at no additional charge.

We love them and eat them every couple of weeks. Steam them for 5 minutes or so and it's wonderful!

His spot is behind the Mercado on Mangos between Naranjos and Las Palmas.

If nothing else, it's fun to watch him trying to keep them from crawling out of the ice chest!

It's another taste treat and something that isn't affordable or available in many other locations!

Never seen crawdads here. Could they be langostinos?

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Casa Juan — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:43:05 +0000

> I don't know about "political correctness", but salmon raised in pens are also considered mariculture, but should be avoided like the plague. They are dosed with anti-biotics and a chemical to turn their flesh pink.

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frostbite — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:17:12 +0000

I don't know about "political correctness", but salmon raised in pens are also considered mariculture, but should be avoided like the plague. They are dosed with anti-biotics and a chemical to turn their flesh pink.

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Gringo Viejo — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:14:50 +0000

What kind of sauce/dip/??? do you use with them. Lemon/butter? Cocktail sauce with horseradish?? Speaking of horseradish, is the fresh ground variety available here?

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Hunter-MX — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 13:14:02 +0000

Do you have a picture of them? I have never seen crawfish here. Freshwater shrimp yes, but not crawfish.

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hromero — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:41:56 +0000

Thank you! It is good to know how they are raised. We will have to try them soon.

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Talley Ho — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 04:17:37 +0000

These great tasty items are grown commercially in Lago Lazaro Cardenas, the large lake on the way up the mountain to Patzcuaro and Morelia.

They are commercial grown in pens. THEY TASTE LIKE LOBSTER OR SHRIMP and are politically correct because they are maricultured.

The vendor fills his giant ice chest and drives it down on his moto every day except Monday and Tuesday. He sells them for (this week, there could be seasonal changes) 80p per kilo. If you'd like them cleaned he does that for you at no additional charge.

We love them and eat them every couple of weeks. Steam them for 5 minutes or so and it's wonderful!

His spot is behind the Mercado on Mangos between Naranjos and Las Palmas.

If nothing else, it's fun to watch him trying to keep them from crawling out of the ice chest!

It's another taste treat and something that isn't affordable or available in many other locations!