In China, crayfish is king. Chinese people consume 90% of the world’s crayfish every year. But the species they eat is not actually native to China. Just a few decades ago, it wasn’t even considered food. So how did crayfish end up becoming such a beloved dish? We talked to some crayfish enthusiasts and experts to find out.
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Producer: Lia Yi
Narrator: Gavin Huang
Videographer: Lia Yi
Editor: Hanley Chu
Mastering: Joel Roche
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45 Comments
Crayfish, crawfish, or crawdads? What do you call them, and what do you think is the best way to cook them?
eating crayfish is so much work but so litle return….
Just like lobster to the American in the past but now it is a delicacy
And I thought Chinese people were addicted to Crawfish lol
came here because of Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Southern crawfish aren't as sweet as PNW signal crawfish
Hope the Americans don’t add ‘poison’ before sell to China.
Everything is their national dish, paws,feet, bugs,snot
fuck I can taste it
Soon, they are going to say they invented the crawfish.
As a Louisiana native, I would love to try some of these dishes.
Ofcourse china will eat crayfish.. everything that moves here on earth.. is China's meal.. 🙄
we in india first we remove the shells and then cook, easy to eat
DAT SHIT CRAY
because the Chinese are the top of the food chain
😂😂 as a southerner, there’s a better way. Just squeeze the tail one time and pull the meat out. It’s literally a couple seconds of work.
If you don't dispatch your crayfish before you cook them, you're worse than a coward.
Lol, I can't unhear southerners going "Godamn foreigners! Taking our children! Taking our jobs! TAKING OUR SHELLFISH!"
(Btw, My family is from China.)
I have at my home.
But I don't know if it is same with the kind in this video.
One: No one calls it "crayfish" Two: Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC don't serve the first thing involving crawfish.
And no one puts beer in crawfish to kill the fishy taste. WTF. Whoever created this has never eaten nor been around crawfish.
Looks like roaches. 🤮
Oh ..if I am in appetite . I would figure it out how to eat my food…if I am hunger enough , I would eat it whole !!! Hahaha !! I would certainly find my way in eating things !!! Thankyou ☺
China is Jerking off on their redskins lobsters
Tip: Break off the side of the shell by pressing down and then just pull out the meat.
so much work and shells for that little meat
Unfair trade. Louisiana gets carp and China gets crayfish.
Would love to see some Chinese spiced version of etoufe
If alien lands in china they will end up in a Chinese stomach….btw why are they wearing a plastic glove??
Stalekracker needs to go to China and give his opinion 😂
BECAUSE CHINA AINT BUYING AUSTRALIA'S OVERPRICED LOBSTER FROM UNGRATEFUL STUPID RACIST OZZIE'S GOVERNMENT
And here I thought only Swedish people are crazy about crayfish
You don't have to peel it off segment by segment. Remove the first segment, put pressure near the end of the tail and pull. If it's cooked correctly, you can suck it out with the pressure on the tail. However, I like to do it the first way so I can dip the tail meat in the sauce.
03:40 – you convince me all the world should eat a cosher food
As a Louisianan, I would dust that chef!!! It’s ridiculous how many crawfish I’d be able to peel and eat in 2 minutes!!! That’s light work
It's red and looks like a mini lobster both symbols of wealth?
It’s still gonna smell even with the plastic gloves
Nah cray fish aint the staple diet. It's Bats, Cats and Dogs PMSL!
Chinese found out they weren't from Japan so they decided they were ok to eat LOL.
Yes 🍻😁🍻
It's pretty cheap at 2000s, ￥10 for 3Kg. Now it's expensive…..
I'm from Shanghai. When my family came to US to study in the late 1980s, there was no crawfish in China. Not even in the 90s. So I first ate and loved crawfish studying at UT-Austin (crawfish is big in Texas too). Then during my periodic visits to see my relatives in China in the 2000s I saw people eating crawfish. I was surprised since even many northern Americans never had crawfish. And from the people spoke with, most Chinese don't know crawfish eating came from Louisiana.
I’m pretty sure crawfish are also popular because they are often raised in rice fields. Because they both have a 2-year growth cycle, it is convenient to plant them both together, as they help each other grow. Makes things cheaper and more nutritious 🍚 🦞
Turn the Chinese on to a food source and they will consume it to the Point that nobody else can afford it , lobster , crabs , shell fish , human gannits.
What those animals at the all you can eat videos … disgusting behavior !