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The answer to crayfish.

The get-rich-quick, Law-lite sorts who brought them in (same type as those who did the same with mink years earlier), then let them escape and released them when the anticipated bucks didn't roll in, more like.
 
One of my favourites by Tommy Cooper - I said, 'Forget the chicken.’ I said, 'Give me a lobster.’ So he brought the lobster. I looked at it. I said, 'Just a minute,’ I said, 'It’s only got one claw.’ He said, 'It’s been in a fight.’ I said, 'Well, get me the winner!’
 
The Chinese restaurants can't get hold of enough signal crays. It's quite easy to pick up a few kilos in traps in quickly. Maybe we should tell the Poles that crayfish are much better tasting than river fish and they could sell the surplus. Tell the Poles that it is illegal to trap crays without a licence and they will be there in double quick time.
 
Aldenham reservoir used to be full of turkish crays once upon a time. Not now. As far as I know no one has found out why. You would think a bit of research might be in order?
 
Jim Foxall said:
The Chinese restaurants can't get hold of enough signal crays. It's quite easy to pick up a few kilos in traps in quickly. Maybe we should tell the Poles that crayfish are much better tasting than river fish and they could sell the surplus. Tell the Poles that it is illegal to trap crays without a licence and they will be there in double quick time.
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That's what I thought Jim, but me and a couple of friends took some to a Chinese in Oxford. We went back a week or so later but he didn't want any more, said he didn't like them! I'm still puzzling over that one..:confused:
 
Alex Gowney said:
That's what I thought Jim, but me and a couple of friends took some to a Chinese in Oxford. We went back a week or so later but he didn't want any more, said he didn't like them! I'm still puzzling over that one..:confused:
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They are buggers to pick up with chopsticks mate :)
 
Alex Gowney said:
That's what I thought Jim, but me and a couple of friends took some to a Chinese in Oxford. We went back a week or so later but he didn't want any more, said he didn't like them! I'm still puzzling over that one..:confused:
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In all seriousness, I'm surprised at that, I wonder if they have a muddy taste and that farmed ones are reared in clean water? I've eaten crayfish and rocket salad sandwiches from Tesco and the crays tasted of ... nothing. I'll have to tuck into a portion of river crays and chips, plenty of Sarson's might be the answer. Alternatively, the Asians might like them, suitably curried.
 
They need to come out of very clean water to be edible. Often once caught they are kept in cages in fresh water to flush them out prior to selling.
 
Nathan Walter said:
They need to come out of very clean water to be edible. Often once caught they are kept in cages in fresh water to flush them out prior to selling.
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Well, Nathan, that sounds like the answer to Alex's post. Maybe the restaurant had some ill customers who needed their stomachs pumping out and then probably had the cheek to ask for a refund..
 
I think its more likely the amount of preparation involved. Costs them nothing for a large frozen bag of shrimp tails from the back end of nowhere. quick once over in the deep fryer and you have yourself a £6.00 chinese meal. Boiled an immense pan of the blighters up the other day for nowt more than a sandwich fillings worth.
 
Jim Foxall said:
Well, Nathan, that sounds like the answer to Alex's post. Maybe the restaurant had some ill customers who needed their stomachs pumping out and then probably had the cheek to ask for a refund..
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Could be Jim:D These came from the Thames and I have eaten plenty of them, but kept in a pond with an aerator for a few days before cooking. They are very nice too, but a bit fiddly.
 
i have a cray trap n lent it to my mate who fishes the rother in sheffield,he stuck a large piece of luncheon in it and left it overnight, went back the next day,n there was a large signal crayfish n four small perch in it,he released the perch n brought the crayfish straight to my house it was alive n nasty as fk,gave it to my missus who was scared of it, on went a pan of boiling water, 5 minutes we walloped it down with some sweet chilli dipping sauce,it was like a very large king prawn,, then after we started talking about how the rother was not so long ago one of the most polluted rivers in europe, and we all started to feel a little sick.
 
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