2007-03-24 08:49:57 · 4 answers · asked by npschick22 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
No you don't.
Live crawfish may be purchased already washed from your seafood supplier. However, a second rinsing in cold water would not hurt. The purging of crawfish, or washing the crawfish in cold salted water, has been found to be useless other than to place the crustacean under unnecessary stress. So forget the purging - rinsing in cold water will suffice.
2007-03-24 08:56:33 · answer #1 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should certainly wash the crawfish but
the traditional salt water bath isn't really needed.
2007-03-24 15:57:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only tell you what we did ... we got them out of the creek, (usually in an old coffee can) then rinsed them in the sink and popped right into a pot of boiling water. We ate tons of them in the summer. Free food!
2007-03-24 15:59:40 · answer #3 · answered by crushedlilacs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They purge when you boil em
2007-03-24 15:57:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋