Comments on: Takla / Crayfish / Crawfish

By: barbie

barbie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:49:26 +0000

Saan po ba makakabili ng takla/crayfish dito sa manila? :o kailangan kasi namin for our project in zoology :((

By: Tatoosh

Tatoosh — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:41:05 +0000

Very similar to crayfish, crawdads or crawfish found all over the world. Extremely popular in Southern USA but also in the Northwest USA. Jake’s Famous Crawfish is a popular restaurant in Portland Oregon over 100 years old that features them in both their name and menu. And the Tualatin Crawfish Festival just south of Portland is an annual event.

There are so many good recipes that can feature or include crayfish, put paella is a natural. Since crayfish are natural scavengers, commercial outfits that caught them would often keep them in underwater cages for a few days before selling, feeding them green matter (like lettuce) to allow them to clean their digestive system.

I used to catch them while scuba diving, swimming along a lake bottom with a net bag and just scooping them up. Again, in Oregon USA.

By: SAM INDONESIA

SAM INDONESIA — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:04:26 +0000

My name is SAM from indonesia. I will ready to sell my crayfish on 1 year next. Please contact me to unquiry at: samijan@baramultigroup.co.id or samijan_11@yahoo.com.

Thanks.

By: Patrick Byrd

Patrick Byrd — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:18:49 +0000

I am from New Orleans in Louisiana and we eat crawfish in Louisiana. They are a staple of the Cajun people’s diet from Southwest Louisiana. I am happy to know that they are available because I would love to have a Crawfish Boil in the Phils. I am in New Orleans today but returning to the PI on Friday. I will stock my luggage with the spice packages for boiling crawfish (see crab boil at zatarains.com). In addition to the spices we add fresh corn on the cob, small potatos, large garlic and lemons to the boil. We generally boil them in batches of 15 to 20 kilograms and the average person will eat about 2 kg. The Cajun culture is very similar to the PI culture with their love a good party with lots of food and beer.

By: makoy

makoy — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:15:55 +0000

yes we have takla here in negros oriental. you can see it it dumaguete city near in the port area. they use it as a pa in for fishing.

By: genetics

genetics — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:12:21 +0000

Takla would be the subject of my research study.. I’ll focus on its cytogenetics or its biodiversity. anyone who can help me? :)

By: dee landry

dee landry — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:46:51 +0000

Hello MM, do you think crawfish here in Louisiana will survive in the phil? thinking of having crawfish ponds in the phil. and can you give us some tips where to start? thanks

By: carlo

carlo — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:36:21 +0000

its sounds “Funny:” to the kampampangan…because “takla” means poop…but they are delicious..

By: Wolveric

Wolveric — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:03:46 +0000

I’m from iloilo now living in australia. i have few fresh water blue lobsters (crayfish) in my aquariums. i have few more pairs of red claw crayfish coming 2 weeks from now. these things grow super fast and can reach up to about 500grams in just a year if you feed it right. here in australia they are a delicacy and not so cheap too. you’re looking at about $AU 25-35 a kilo of these (P975.00 minimum) definitely a sometime food for me, i’d rather buy galunggong instead, but don’t get me wrong because tastewise naman ay talagang napakasarap no matter how you cook the thingy. so when i’ve learned from here that it’s only 100-300 pesos there in pthe philippines, that’s so cheap i’d better buy a lot when i come back home….!

By: share

share — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:20:29 +0000

Hi, I’m a filipino and I live in the cajun world right now, in Louisiana USA. people here raise crawfish and almost everybody raise and eat them. they catch crawfish from december to June the next year. anf if you wanna eat crawfish with the right ingredients, come and visit us, you’ll never forget the taste once you try it. we put crawfish boil, crawfish oil, garlic and bay leaves, we have the best food in the world here. God bless y’all.