Freshwater crayfish

[davo2212]

Hi all.

Have any of you northerners found freshwater crayfish at the markets ?

Thanks guys

Dave

[toybits]

They are more like fresh water shrimps (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). My cousin calls them UN shrimps (Large head - small body) ha ha...

[Gonsalviz]

Makro. I saw them today.

[davo2212]

Thanks for the replies. Do you think there is much demand for them.

[toybits]

Lots of fresh water prawn farms in Thoeng district - around 60 km east of Chiang Rai - going to Chiang Kham (Phayao province). It now sells for around 250 to 350 Baht per kilo (Live - fresh).

[tmaker]

hi.

do you know where to get the stock ( babies...lol )

[davo2212]

Not 100% sure yet. Looking into it at the moment. Do you?

Dave

[tmaker]

not yet.still looking around.

[davo2212]

Ok good luck tmaker see you around

[angiolo]

fresh water shrimps have no taste, sea water shrimps are delicious.. Loads of fresh water fish and shrimps in our Mae Sai markets. I do not buy them. grown in brown water,,,,yuck Not a big seller , may be too expensive for general use. Pork and chicken sell well.

[NickJ]

Doug the owner of Bourbon Street in Bangkok has them on his menu and I remember years and years ago he had his own crawfish farm......he is a real nice guy so drop in and ask him if your near Bkk.

[davo2212]

Thanks im in bangkok on Saturday I might just do that

[ohpont]

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The farm of Bourbon Street is in Kanchanaburi.

You have a lot of wild ones in Nan province, but they are small and you eat the whole lot,

I get used to it after all these years.

Use to be a lot of them in L P, I think they come from the Nam Ou, or Nam Kham, not sure yet with the dam...n

If I not mistaken, best season was June to september, together with the Chanterelles.

Cheers and Bon Appetit!

oh

the one in the picture is called Ouassous in the Carribean, it's a blue legs, not an ecrevisse.

[fezzy]

Are you chasing prawns or fresh water Crayfish/ crawfish /marron.

[tolsti]

There is a guy on Facebook who is breeding freshwater crays and sends them EMS all over the country. Redclaw Crayfish Thailand is the name

[fezzy]

There's a guy in Chiang Mai to who is very helpful too. He's on Facebook as well.